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White House mulls to disband virus task force

Published : 06 May 2020, 14:05

  DF News Desk
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US President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House coronavirus task force will be winding down, with Vice-President Mike Pence suggesting it could be disbanded within weeks, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

"We are bringing our country back," said the report, quoting Trump as saying during a visit to a mask-manufacturing factory in Arizona.

New confirmed infections per day in the US currently top 20,000, and daily deaths exceed 1,000.

US health officials warn the virus may spread as businesses begin to reopen, said the BBC report.

Click BBC to read the detail original report.