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The video covers three main topics: President Biden's $2 trillion COVID relief bill and the efforts to gain bipartisan support, the discovery of the South African COVID variant in the US, and an investigation revealing underreported COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes. The White House is open to suggestions for improving the relief package but will not split it. The South African variant is more contagious but not more severe. In New York, Attorney General Letitia James found that nursing home COVID deaths were undercounted, leading to criticism of Governor Cuomo's policies.

What is the main focus of President Biden's COVID relief bill according to the White House?

• To gain bipartisan support by splitting the package

• To prioritize Republican suggestions over Democratic ones

• To address the crisis comprehensively without breaking the package

• To reduce the overall budget to gain approval

Where was the South African variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the US?

• Florida

• New York

• South Carolina

• California

What is believed about the South African COVID variant compared to other variants?

• It causes more severe disease

• It is less contagious

• It is more contagious

• It has no significant differences

What did the investigation by New York's Attorney General reveal about nursing home COVID-19 deaths?

• The deaths were not reported at all

• The deaths were accurately reported

• The deaths were undercounted by about 50%

• The deaths were overreported by 50%

What criticism did Governor Andrew Cuomo face regarding nursing homes?

• For providing excessive protective gear

• For refusing to accept COVID patients

• For closing nursing homes during the pandemic

• For ordering nursing homes to accept COVID patients