WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says the government hopes to send millions of masks to people across the country “soon”.
Such a plan was considered and abandoned by the Donald Trump administration.
Biden did not provide details, including cost, time and the type of mask to be sent. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The president confirmed the plan during a virtual roundtable on Tuesday with four black essential workers: a fireman and paramedic from St. Louis, a pharmacist from Chicago, a daycare worker in Columbus, Ohio, and a district grocery manager in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Biden asked everyone to wear masks for the first 100 days of his term. He also demanded the use of a mask in federal buildings and on public transport.