Mandatory masks, socially-distanced desks: Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
Posted Jan 22, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual swearing in ceremony of political appointees from the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP
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Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
The clearest sign that there’s a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidlines.
It’s a striking contrast to Donald Trump’s White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19, their true scale not fully known because aides refused to discuss cases publicly.
Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller
Doug Emhoff, left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden, bow their heads in prayer during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) January 22, 2021 - 9:34 AM
WASHINGTON - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
The clearest sign that there s a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines.
Itâs a striking contrast to Donald Trumpâs White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19, their true scale not fully known because aides refused to discuss cases publicly.
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This article originally appeared in the January/February 2021 issue of ESSENCE magazine, available on newsstands now.
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January 20, 2021, will mark the end of one of the most damaging and divisive episodes in United States’ history. It will be a day that strengthens a movement committed not simply to repairing the recent devastation but to building a better, more just, more inclusive nation than we have ever had before.