The losses will likely continue into May. WASHINGTON - One day after saying that the White House COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday it would continue indefinitely but focus more on rebooting the economy.
Trump’s reversal comes as deaths and infection rates outside of New York, the epicenter of the coronavirus, are rising even as states move to lift their lockdowns.
Trump tweeted that the special task force's focus now would be on "SAFETY & OPENING UP OUR COUNTRY AGAIN."RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates A White House official acknowledged on Wednesday that signaling that the task force was preparing to shut down had sent the wrong message and