A coronavirus task force will continue after allOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump said the White House coronavirus task force will continue, despite a senior White House official saying Tuesday that the task force will start winding down later this monthVice President Mike Pence had confirmed the White House is considering disbanding the task force as early as Memorial Day. But Trump tweeted Wednesday that the task force will "continue on indefinitely" and shift its focus to "SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN." Task force members may be added or subtracted "as appropriate," he said. For the first time since the outbreak began, the weekly count of coronavirus deaths in California has declined, according to data from the state's health department. "It's not that hard to understand why" African Americans are affected disproportionately, said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a former White House medical adviser under President George W. Bush.

Source: CNN May 06, 2020 08:03 UTC