White House coronavirus task force to hold first briefing in nearly two months
By Brett Samuels - 06/25/20 08:09 PM EDT
The White House coronavirus task force will hold a press briefing on Friday, marking the first time the group has spoken on camera to the public in roughly two months.
The briefing will take place at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be led by Vice President Pence, who chairs the task force.
The announcement comes as cases are spiking in several states.
The task force has been publicly absent for the last two months after the White House halted what had been near-daily briefings on the pandemic. The last task force briefing occurred on April 27, just a few days after President Trump sparked widespread backlash by suggesting scientists study injecting light and chemicals into the body as a potential treatment for the virus.
Trump is not expected to be present at Friday's briefing.
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