President Trump Appoints Pence as Head of Coronavirus Task Force: Coronavirus Updates From Feb. 26

Disinfection professionals wearing protective gear spray anti-septic solution against the coronavirus at a traditional market in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2020. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Countries around the world are taking measures to try to stem the spread of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

Below are Feb. 26 updates. For Feb. 27 updates, click here.

President Trump Appoints Pence as Head of Coronavirus Task Force

President Donald Trump has appointed Vice President Mike Pence as head of the coronavirus task force to oversee an “all-of-government” response to the fast-changing risks posed by the outbreak of COVID-19, which has now spread from Wuhan, China, to many countries around the world, including the United States.