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“United States” plans to limit the number of people attending the ceremony. “Biden” sworn to accept just 1,070 US presidents from around 200,000 of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Supervisory BoardOath of ceremonyInauguration of Congress (JCCIC) plans to limit the number of people who attend the inauguration ceremony of Mr. Joe. Biden, election winner46th US President To prevent the spread of COVID-19 The ceremony will take place on 20 January 2021 at the Parliament Building.
Xinhua news agency reported that The committee will send invitation cards to members.CongressEach person and Congress member can have 1 guest each, equivalent to 1,070 invitations.
Senator Roy Blunt, Chair of the Oath of Worship, said: “JCCIC has consulted with a number of medical and public health experts. Including the committee overseeing the inauguration ceremony With the view that the pandemic worldwide and the number of casesCOVID-19 The increase has led us to decide to limit the number of people who attend the 59th inauguration ceremony in locations similar to the annual policy announcement. ”
In the past The committee will distribute approximately 200,000 invitation cards to attend the ceremony.Congress Can also distribute the cards to other electorate
However, the committee oversees the inauguration ceremony.President of the united states The plan was to organize the ceremony in conjunction with the JCCIC, inviting people to watch the swearing ceremony from home. Instead of traveling to participate in person
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