New-Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Thursday has appointed Indian-American Dr Ashish K Jha as the new White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator.
Biden said in a statement, “Dr Jha is one of the leading public health experts in America, and a well-known figure to many Americans for his wise and calming public presence. And as we enter a new moment in the pandemic – executing on my National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and managing the ongoing risks from COVID –
Dr Jha is the perfect person for the job.”
I am excited to name Dr. Ashish Jha as the new White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator. Dr. Jha is one of the leading public health experts in America, and a well known figure to many Americans from his wise and calming public presence.
https://t.co/3NPvG5lAE9— President Biden (@POTUS) March 17, 2022
Dr Jha, dean of Brown University School of Public Health, tweeted that he was “honoured to have the opportunity.”
So, as they say…
Some news
For all the progress we’ve made in this pandemic (and there is a lot)
We still have important work to do to protect Americans’ lives and well being
So when @POTUS asked me to serve, I was honored to have the opportunityhttps://t.co/qMuf6Y4wOu
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) March 17, 2022
The county has reported over 968,300 deaths and more than 79,631,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Ms Kalinga