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Biden issues orders requiring masks in federal buildings

President Joe Biden signed an order on Wednesday requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings and the development of a testing programme for federal employees for Covid-19, in a first step to combat a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 400,000 Americans.

Biden's order, the first one he signed at the White House hours after taking office, says federal employees, contractors and others in federal buildings or on federal lands should "wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines"...


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