President-elect Joe Biden urged all Americans to wear a mask while the US awaits a vaccine, as he warned the nation faced a “dark winter” amid a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.
“I implore you, wear a mask,” Mr Biden said on Monday after meeting with his new coronavirus task force. “A mask is not a political statement, but it is a good way to start pulling the country together.”
Speaking after Pfizer and BioNTech said the vaccine they were developing appeared to be more than 90 per cent effective, Mr Biden welcomed the development, but said the announcements did not change the “urgent reality” of spiking infections.
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