President-elect Joe Biden faces some tough decisions on how to handle the coronavirus pandemic (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. But the debate has been livelier among members of the coronavirus advisory board Mr Biden announced this week. That is a sign of the tough dynamic Mr Biden will face when he is inaugurated in January. Expand Close President Donald Trump has been widely criticised for his handling of the coronavirus (Evan Vucci/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp President Donald Trump has been widely criticised for his handling of the coronavirus (Evan Vucci/AP)But talk of lockdowns are especially sensitive. But more broadly, they are a political flashpoint that could undermine Mr Biden’s efforts to unify a deeply divided country.

Source: Irish Independent November 14, 2020 07:18 UTC