WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is still in a state of pandemic and continues to deal with an ever-evolving coronavirus despite progress over the past two years, COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Thursday. the White House.
“We have over 80,000 infections a day, hundreds of people are still dying every day. We still have a whole host of challenges ahead,” Jha said when asked if the government should extend the health emergency. public.
Health officials are preparing for a scenario in which Congress does not approve President Joe Biden’s request for additional COVID funds, reviewing old contracts to see if there is money they could “recover”, Jha said in a Reuters interview.
(This story is edited to correct the wording of the quote)