The Coronavirus Task Force will hold a 11:30 a.m. EDT news conference to discuss the latest developments on the pandemic.
WASHINGTON – The Coronavirus Task Force will hold a 11:30 a.m. EDT news conference Wednesday to discuss the latest developments on the pandemic.
His schedule is packed with meetings to discuss responses to the coronavirus. He has a phone call with airline executives, a business roundtable teleconference, a physician teleconference and a nurse briefing listed on his public schedule.
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