Trump says coronavirus task force will wind down as focus shifts to reopening

US President Donald Trump said on May 5 the White House coronavirus task force would wind down as the country moves into a second phase of dealing with the aftermath of the outbreak.

People walk around Central Park maintaining social distancing norms, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, May 2, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)
People walk around Central Park maintaining social distancing norms, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, May 2, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)

"Mike Pence and the task fore have done a great job," Trump said during a visit to a mask factory in Arizona. "But we're now looking at a little bit of a different form and that form is safety and opening and we'll have a different group probably set up for that."

Asked if he was proclaiming "Mission Accomplished" in the fight against coronavirus, Trump said, "No, not at all. The mission accomplished is when it's over."

Reuters