BIDEN FACES COVID-19 CHALLENGE: The US Electoral College has confirmed Joe Biden as the country’s next president, giving him a majority of 306 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 232, the same margin by which Trump won the election four years ago. It is one thing to win the election, it is another to unify the country. Of the many challenges that Biden faces, the first will be to stem the rising tide of COVID-19 deaths. The vaccine rollout has begun, but coronavirus cases continue to rise in the US at a staggering rate. The fight against the pandemic cannot be fought by the president alone. The people must come together, regardless of their political affiliations to defeat this enemy. [COMMENT BY: Alex Abraham, Senior Associate Editor]
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