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US President-elect Joe Biden holds a face mask as he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris address reporters after meeting with members of his coronavirus disease (Covid-19) Transition Covid-19 Advisory Board in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Coronavirus chronicle

Biden insists masks are not ‘political,’ unveils coronavirus team

The president-elect insisted a mask still remains “the most potent weapon” against the virus as he named the scientists who will lead his administration’s response to the pandemic

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden gestures prior to speaking at a drive-in event in Coconut Creek, Florida, on Oct. 29, 2020, and President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he arrives to a campaign rally at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Oct. 30/Reuters
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Biden to launch Covid-19 task force, Trump plans rallies to protest election

Dr Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, addresses a news conference about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, US, May 22, 2020/ Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Trump criticises coordinator of White House coronavirus task force after she issues virus warnings

US President Donald Trump addresses a coronavirus response news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Coronavirus chronicle

Trump to refocus coronavirus task force on economic revival, concedes risks