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| Trump names VP Pence man in charge of coronavirus response | Trump names VP Pence man in charge of coronavirus response |
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| US President Trump has appointed his Vice-President Mike Pence to coordinate the government response to the coronavirus outbreak. | US President Trump has appointed his Vice-President Mike Pence to coordinate the government response to the coronavirus outbreak. |
| Both men told a White House news conference that the risk to the American people remained very low. | Both men told a White House news conference that the risk to the American people remained very low. |
| The announcement came as new cases of Covid-19, the infection caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, continue to spread at a rapid pace around the world. | The announcement came as new cases of Covid-19, the infection caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, continue to spread at a rapid pace around the world. |
| Sixty cases have so far been reported in the US. | Sixty cases have so far been reported in the US. |
| Minutes after the White House news conference, the authorities confirmed another US case of Covid-19. | |
| Addressing the press, Mr Trump expressed confidence that the US would be able to handle coronavirus. | |
| "We're very, very ready for this," Mr Trump said. Researchers were "rapidly developing" a vaccine, he said. | "We're very, very ready for this," Mr Trump said. Researchers were "rapidly developing" a vaccine, he said. |
| However, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he did not expect a vaccine to be ready for a year to a year-and-a-half at the earliest. | However, Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he did not expect a vaccine to be ready for a year to a year-and-a-half at the earliest. |
| The news conference came as Mr Trump was criticised for earlier suggesting in a tweet that the media had fanned unnecessary alarm over coronavirus "to make the Caronavirus [sic] look as bad as possible". | The news conference came as Mr Trump was criticised for earlier suggesting in a tweet that the media had fanned unnecessary alarm over coronavirus "to make the Caronavirus [sic] look as bad as possible". |
| "USA in great shape!" he tweeted. | "USA in great shape!" he tweeted. |
| However, he admitted at his news conference that the US should prepare in case the virus spread. "Every aspect of our society should be prepared," he said. | However, he admitted at his news conference that the US should prepare in case the virus spread. "Every aspect of our society should be prepared," he said. |
| He contradicted public health officials who earlier warned that spread of the virus to the US was a matter of when, not if. "I don't think it is inevitable," Mr Trump told reporters. | He contradicted public health officials who earlier warned that spread of the virus to the US was a matter of when, not if. "I don't think it is inevitable," Mr Trump told reporters. |
| He credited decisions to limit certain flights into the US with containing the number of infections. | He credited decisions to limit certain flights into the US with containing the number of infections. |
| Alex Azar, the US health secretary, said the White House had developed a plan to focus on five priorities, including better disease surveillance, local government response coordination, developing therapeutics, and increasing manufacturing of personal health protection equipment, like masks. | Alex Azar, the US health secretary, said the White House had developed a plan to focus on five priorities, including better disease surveillance, local government response coordination, developing therapeutics, and increasing manufacturing of personal health protection equipment, like masks. |
| More US cases are to be expected, Mr Azar said. | More US cases are to be expected, Mr Azar said. |