End to policy to hit poor population

US President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday terminating the country's COVID-19 national emergency, a month earlier than the administration had planned. A leading epidemiologist said the decision will add burden to the financially challenged population in the United States.

The new bill immediately ended the US national emergency over COVID-19 enacted during the previous administration and continued through the Biden administration.

Former US president Donald Trump declared the national emergency over COVID-19 in March 2020, which allowed for federal funding to be freed up to states and cities for efforts including testing, vaccination and treatment, among other emergency measures.