Trump affirms not to eliminate White House Coronavirus Task Force

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On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump affirmed that he chose to keep the White House coronavirus task force alive in spite of the internal discussions regarding eliminating it because he realized it was very popular. Trump said, “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 down. It is appreciated by the public”. He pointed out media reports criticizing him for saying on Tuesday he might end the team. But he informed reporters in the Oval Office the task force team eventually will be disbanded. Trump will likely add 2 or 3 unnamed members in the meantime.

Moreover, the Democratic lawmakers had slammed his Tuesday signaling that he would terminate the coronavirus task force. US Senator Bernie Sanders also tweeted and said, “At a time when his own administration is predicting a significant increase in COVID-19 cases, our stable genius president is winding down his coronavirus task force”. Moreover, the president claimed he thought to wear a mask a day earlier while touring a Honeywell mask facility. But, the company’s boss convinced him the facility was coronavirus-free. Trump said, “I had a mask on for a period of time. We were far away from people. I did put a mask on but not for too long”.

It is noteworthy that one of Trump’s invited guests to sign a proclamation honoring nurses during speaking about masks and other PPE. He affirmed his claim that hospitals have the gear they need to keep medical professionals have what they need. Point to be noted that there are a number of areas where PPE isn’t suitable but it is an unprecedented time. The President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Sophia Thomas said, “The infection control measures that we learned back when we went to school, one gown, one mask for one patient a day or for a time, this is a different time. “I’ve been reusing my N95 mask for a few weeks now. I just broke out a new one to come here in case I needed to wear it”.