President Joe Biden announced on Dec. 2 a number of measures that he hopes will help combat COVID-19 as his administration struggles to control the disease, but vowed to try not to force areas to lock down, after two cases of the Omicron virus variant were detected in the United States.
Biden and his administration are extending the mask mandate on airplanes, trains, and public transportation into March 2022, helping to launch hundreds of new vaccine clinics and forcing all inbound international travelers to test negative for COVID-19 within one day of departure, regardless of vaccination status or nationality.
