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Coronavirus task force to stay for now, new members will be added: Trump

Two of its top health officials, Dr Anthony Fauci and Dr Deborah Birx, would continue to be members of the task force, Trump told reporters

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"I thought we could wind it down sooner, but I had no idea how popular the task force is until actually yesterday, when I started talking about winding it down," said President Donald Trump

Agencies Washington D.C.

2 min read Last Updated : May 07 2020 | 10:27 AM IST

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is going to stay for now and new members would be added to it, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a day after he had said it would be closed down.

"We are keeping the task force for a period of time. I look forward to when we can close the task force, because then the job will be essentially hopefully over," said Trump, who had established the task force, headed by Vice President Mike Pence, in January.

"The task force has done a great job and I had a meeting yesterday, I

Topics : Coronavirus Donald Trump US economy

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