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Joe Biden orders mask mandate and stops building Trump's border wall

21 January 2021 09:23 (UTC +04:00)

Joe Biden's first act as president Wednesday will center around signing a flurry of executive actions undoing much of what Donald Trump implemented through his own executive orders – like stopping border wall construction, implementing a mask mandate", APA reports citing Daily Mail

After being sworn into office in his noon inauguration ceremony Wednesday, Biden will put an end to the national emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border, which allowed Trump to divert billions from the Defense Department to construction of the southern border wall.

In a promise to stop the spread of coronavirus, Biden will also issue a mandate ordering mask wearing and social distancing in all federal buildings and by federal employees while they are working.