Trump Administration Forms Coronavirus Task Force

Trump Administration Forms Coronavirus Task Force
President Donald Trump during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Jan. 29, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 29 the creation of a task force to monitor and combat the new coronavirus that originated in China.

The group will lead the Trump administration’s efforts to “monitor, contain, and mitigate the spread of the virus” and give Americans accurate and up-to-date health and travel information related to the 2019 novel coronavirus, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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