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<p><strong>By Charles Elmo</strong></p>



<p>Sports Writer</p>



<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci has announced that President Joe Biden plans to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/21/world/covid-19-coronavirus#fauci-who-covid" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to</a> The New York Times. </p>



<p>This decision comes a day after Biden reinstated American ties with the organization.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Fauci, now the Biden’s administration’s chief medical adviser, made the official announcement during a virtual WHO executive board meeting, The New York Times, also reported. </p>



<p>On top of that, Fauci said that the U.S. intends to join the COVAX facility, a multinational effort that aims to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries, The New York Times continues. </p>



<p>In sports, the FDU men’s basketball team were <a href="https://fduequinox.com/2021/01/21/live-blog-fdu-mens-basketball-against-merrimack-game-1/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defeated</a> 62-51 by the Merrimack Warriors (2-3,  2-3 NEC) in their return to action Thursday following a one-month hiatus. </p>



<p>After a 30-day break from play, the Knights (2-7, 1-2 NEC) dropped the first game of a four-game road trip due to a lackluster shooting night.&nbsp;</p>



<p>FDU shot just 32% from the field for the game. They were held to 29% in the second half and outscored by 14 points after leading at the end of the first half, 28-25.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Fortunately for the Knights, they get another crack at the Warriors at 4 p.m. today in North Andover, Massachusetts.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Stay tuned for live blog coverage on The Equinox’s website and Twitter.</p>



<p><strong>COVID-19 Numbers</strong>&nbsp;</p>



<p>The following is the latest COVID-19 cases for yesterday and today.&nbsp;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><strong>Fri. 1/22/2021</strong></td><td><strong>Thurs. 1/21/2021</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>New Jersey</strong></td><td>646,000</td><td>641,140</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Bergen County</strong></td><td>62,551</td><td>62,042</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>*Numbers according to<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=nj+covid-19&amp;oq=nj+covid-19&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j0j0i131i395i433j0i395l2j69i60l3.6660j1j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#wptab=s:H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLVT9c3NMwySk6OL8zJecTYwMgt8PLHPWGp8klrTl5jLOQS901NyUzOzEt1ySxOTSxO9clPTizJzM8T0uNic80rySypFFLhEpRCNUeDQYqfC1VISI2LA65XiotHikM_V9_ANC0rDaiYiwvO49nFxO2RmphTkhFcklhSvIhVxi-1XMErtag4tVLBOb8oPy-xLLOotFihGCQNABrAWL_CAAAA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Google Statistics</a>.</p>



<p>Stay tuned every morning at 10 a.m. for daily news updates. </p>



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