Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration

President-elect Joe Biden leaves St Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church on Sunday. Picture: Carolyn Kaster/AP

President-elect Joe Biden signalled on Sunday that he plans to move quickly to build out his government, focusing first on the pandemic that will likely dominate the early days of his administration.

Mr Biden named a former surgeon general, Dr Vivek Murthy, and a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler, as co-chairs of a coronavirus working group set to get started, with other members expected to be announced on Monday.