President Biden signed at least 37 executive decrees in the first week after taking office, a record high in US history.

Since taking office on January 20 to now, the 46th US President Joe Biden has issued more executive orders in the first week of his term than any of his predecessors.

The executive decree is part of the great power of the US president, enacted by the head of the White House to quickly enforce policies without going through Congress.

Biden on January 26 signed four decrees focusing on ethnic equality.

The third decree required the federal government to coordinate with tribal governments, while the fourth, condemning anti-Asian prejudices, had grown steadily since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Biden also signed 10 decrees relating to the application of the Defense Production Act (DPA) and the launch of a plan against Covid-19.

In those 15 decrees, Biden halted the construction of southern border walls and lifted the ban on travel from Muslim countries.

The new US President also signed a decree to rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization after his predecessor Trump announced his withdrawal.

A Biden administration spokesperson has not yet commented on the record number of decrees issued in his first week in office.

In the first hours after taking office in January 2017, former President Trump signed a single decree focusing on "reducing the economic burden" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).