Biden Extends US National Emergency Over COVID-19

President Joe Biden speaks about Russia and Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 15, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden said the U.S. national emergency that was declared in early 2020 due to COVID-19 will be extended beyond March 1, citing what he called a “risk to the public health and safety.”

In a letter released on the White House website, Biden told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that “there remains a need to continue this national emergency.”