Biden's First Decrees Will Deal with the Fight Against the Pandemic and the Economy

In the hours after Joe Biden takes office as President of the United States on January 20, he will sign a number of decrees addressing the coronavirus pandemic, economy, climate and discrimination. US president- elect Joe Biden plans to sign about ten decrees immediately after taking office. This was announced by incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain on Saturday, January 16. According to him, executive orders will address "crises requiring immediate action", such as the coronavirus pandemic and economic recovery. The decrees will also deal with such issues as climate change mitigation and anti-discrimination, Klain further explained. He noted that Biden not only seeks to correct the "gravest damages" made by the incumbent President Donald Trump, but also intends to start moving the country forward. During the election campaign, Joe Biden announced that he intends on the very first day of his presidency to reverse Trump's policies' such as the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the travel ban on entry to the United States for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Enhanced security measures after the storming of the Capitol On January 7, the US Congress officially approved Democrat Joe Biden as the next US president who is to take office on January 20. Biden received over 270 Congressional electoral votes. On January 6, a joint meeting of both houses of Congress, during which the voting results in the Electoral College were to be approved, was interrupted due to riots on Capitol Hill, organized by thousands of pro-Trump supporters. Aggressive protesters stormed the Congress building and police had to evacuate legislators. The riots reportedly killed at least four people. The US National Guard was activated to restore order to the Capitol. Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony will take place with enhanced security measures. In addition to thousands of police officers, more than 20,000 National Guard soldiers will be involved.