According to comprehensive US media reports, US President Biden informed the Congress on January 30 local time that he would end the "national emergency" and public health emergency of the COVID-19 epidemic announced earlier on May 11. Photo source: AP report screenshot According to the AP report, Biden also said that he opposed the resolution proposed by the House Republicans this week to immediately end the state of emergency. It is reported that Republicans in the House of Representatives are also preparing to investigate the response of the US federal government to the COVID-19 epidemic. In response, the US Administration and Budget Office said in a statement: "Sudden cessation of the emergency will cause widespread chaos and uncertainty in the entire health care system - for states, hospitals and doctor offices, and most importantly for tens of millions of Americans." According to the data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), since 2020, more than 1.1 million people in the United States have died in COVID-19. On March 13, 2020, the then President of the United States Trump declared a "national emergency" to deal with the COVID-19. Since taking office as President, Biden has extended the state of emergency several times. (Xinhua News Agency)