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President Biden on Monday signed a bill that formally ends the public health emergency on COVID-19.
Mr. Biden planned to end the emergency in early May, but Congress forced him to speed up his timeline, saying it was time to reel in special government authorities as society returns to normal.
The White House confirmed Mr. Biden’s signature in a one-line statement.
Former President Donald Trump first issued a national emergency declaration regarding the coronavirus in March 2020, as the virus that was discovered in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 ripped through America.
The emergency was extended over and over, making it easier to expand health services and for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to mobilize personnel and funding to help state governments combat the virus.
