President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden to nominate Linda Thomas-Greenfield for UN ambassador: reports Scranton dedicates ‘Joe Biden Way’ to honor president-elect Kasich: Republicans ‘either in complete lockstep’ or ‘afraid’ of Trump MORE plans to speak with mayors on Monday amid the continuing surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States.

Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala HarrisKamala HarrisWomen set to take key roles in Biden administration Trump campaign appeals dismissal of Pennsylvania election challenge Pressure grows from GOP for Trump to recognize Biden election win MORE are scheduled to meet virtually with the United States Conference of Mayors, a nonpartisan organization that includes over 1,400 leaders of cities in the U.S. whose populations exceed 30,000 people. Biden and Harris will take part in the meeting from Wilmington. Del.

The meeting follows a one between Biden, Harris and a bipartisan group of governors last Thursday that focused on how his incoming administration would address the coronavirus pandemic.

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The U.S. is facing a massive increase in COVID-19 cases, reporting record numbers of new cases daily. The surge comes ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, raising concerns among public health experts about the possibility that family gatherings will cause cases to further rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended against traveling for the holiday.

Over 12 million Americans have been infected with the virus and more than a quarter million have died as a result of an infection, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

Biden has made confronting the pandemic a central focus of his presidential campaign and now his planning to take office come January.

President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden to nominate Linda Thomas-Greenfield for UN ambassador: reports Scranton dedicates ‘Joe Biden Way’ to honor president-elect Kasich: Republicans ‘either in complete lockstep’ or ‘afraid’ of Trump MORE, in contrast, has regularly downplayed the virus and increasing cases and has been absent from meetings of the White House coronavirus task force. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany also sent a sharply different signal than the CDC last week when she criticized guidelines put in place by states like Oregon and New York as “Orwellian.”

Trump has spent much of his energy recently contesting the election results, and has staged few public appearances. He did appear at a news conference a week after the election was called for Biden to tout the progress on coronavirus vaccine development and he announced rules to lower drug prices at another appearance last week.

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