Pres. Trump incorrectly said the mortality rate of influenza was higher than that of coronavirus during his new conference on the recent coronavirus outbreak.
February 27, 2020, 7:01 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.on the U.S. government's response to the coronavirus, the administration on Thursday continued to try to stem confusion over its handling of the outbreak.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a news conference with members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House on Feb. 26, 2020. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she spoke to Pence Thursday morning and"expressed to him the concern that I had of his being in this position."Pence was criticized for his response to the state's worst outbreak of HIV in its history
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