Sharjah24 - AFP: US President Joe Biden will make a speech outlining plans to combat the highly transmissible Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 on Thursday, as he attempts to recover rapidly slipping political momentum.

A White House official said Tuesday that Biden will "speak to the American people about his robust plan to stop the spread of the Delta variant and boost vaccinations."

The "six-pronged strategy" will involve both the public and private sectors, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.

"As the president has said since day one, his administration will pull every lever to get the pandemic under control," the official said.