White House reportedly looking to 'wind down' coronavirus task force

White House coronavirus task force briefing.
(Image credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

The White House is looking to "wind down" its coronavirus task force even though the virus itself is still far away from doing so, The New York Times reports.

The task force has informed and provided daily briefings on the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, though President Trump's freewheeling turns at the lectern have been subject to criticism. It's unclear if the gradually dissolving task force would be replaced with another group, and officials say its end may not ever be officially announced, the Times reports.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Explore More
Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.