Trump poised to wind down Covid-19 taskforce as US death toll tops 70,000

Pence says federal agencies could take over response in coming weeks as Trump acknowledges ‘some people will be affected badly’

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Donald Trump is preparing to wind down the White House coronavirus taskforce even as the US death toll has topped 70,000 and experts warn that the worst is yet to come.

Mike Pence, the vice-president and taskforce chair, said on Tuesday that coordination of the pandemic response could be transferred back to federal agencies in late May or early June.

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