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White House coronavirus taskforce to disband

President Trump has said a "different group" will replace the White House coronavirus taskforce after it is expected to disband later this month.
Speaking on a visit to the Honeywell facemask factory in Phoenix, Arizona, Mr Trump said the group - which includes health and disease experts - "have done a great job, 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."
According to US media, some members of the taskforce are just finding out through news reports that the group will be disbanded.
Coronavirus: White House plans to disband virus task force

Cinco De Mayo celebrations stay at home

Unusual celebrations are expected to take place for Cinco De Mayo today.
It marks the anniversary of the Mexican Army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862.
Although, these days it is mostly celebrated in the US, where it has moved away from its roots and is now seen as an excuse for tacos and a party.
On Twitter, people have used the hashtag #CincoAtHome as they seek to make the best of the situation, sharing pictures of homemade margaritas and plans to order deliveries of Mexican food.
Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria – who has Mexican heritage – was among those raising a glass to the occasion.
She has co-organised an online Cinco De Mayo event - featuring major Latin stars, including Gloria Estefan, Luis Fonsi and Juanes – to raise money for the farmworkers’ Covid-19 pandemic relief fund.
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Cinco de Mayo falls on a Taco Tuesday?!!! This is like a Latino leap year!!  Feliz Cinco De Mayo!

Trump: 'No mission accomplished'

With the White House coronavirus taskforce soon to be disbanded, reporters travelling with US President Trump on one of his first visits outside of Washington DC in over a month are asking if they will continue to be briefed by scientific experts.
Mr Trump responds that the end of the taskforce is not a sign that the fight against the virus is over.
"No, not at all. The mission accomplished is when it's over," he says.
The president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner has been leading a parallel coronavirus group, which is more business focused.
White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany has hit back at any suggestion that the scientific community is being sidelined by the US government.
"Reporting on the task force is being misconstrued to suggest the White House is no longer involving medical experts. This is totally false," she tweeted.
"President Donald Trump will continue his data-driven approach towards safely re-opening."

Top US general contradicts Wuhan lab theory

The highest-ranking military general in the US has contradicted reports that the coronavirus originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
“Did it come out of the virology lab in Wuhan? Did it occur in a wet market there in Wuhan? Did it occur somewhere else?"
"And the answer to that is: 'We don’t know,'” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told Pentagon reporters on Tuesday.
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo promoted the theory, saying there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the virus came out of Chinese labratory.
Other countries have been less quick to blame China, as BBC Security Correspondent Gordon Corera writes.
Coronavirus: US allies tread lightly around Trump lab claims

Don't rule out summer in Majorca

Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands (pictured) are heavily reliant on tourism


Well, some of those dreams we have referred to earlier may include people wondering what's going to happen to their summer holidays.
Germany's federal tourism commissioner Thomas Bareiss is sounding optimistic. In a newspaper interview, Mr Bareiss said holidays abroad in Europe might be possible if the outbreak stays under control.
While that probably means travel to neighbouring countries like France, Poland and Austria, "I would not yet write off other regions in Europe, such as the Balearic Islands or the Greek islands".
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And on that note, we pause today's live coverage of coronavirus developments.
Here's a reminder of the main stories from Tuesday:

• The number of people who have died in the UK has risen to 29,427 - the highest death toll from coronavirus in Europe
  
• Prof Neil Ferguson, whose advice to the UK prime minister led to the country's lockdown, has resigned after admitting breaking social distancing measures
  
• Evidence is emerging that the outbreak may have spread to Europe almost a month earlier than previously thought, after samples from a French patient tested positive for the virus
  
• The White House coronavirus task force is winding down
  
• The worldwide death toll in the pandemic has risen to over 255,000, with 3.6m confirmed cases, according to Johns Hopkins University
  

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