Biden Releases National COVID-19 Strategy, Will Require Overseas Travelers Test Negative

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on, before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 21, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Thursday released a national COVID-19 strategy and signed more executive orders, including one requiring people traveling to the United States to test negative before departure.

Biden’s strategy includes working to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, increasing the number of tests, requiring masks in more places, reopening schools, rejoining the World Health Organization, and utilizing the Defense Production Act to manufacture vaccines, tests, and personal protective equipment.