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Managing the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: HHS Command Center prepares for response as one of VP Pence's first steps to the the Coronavirus task force

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By Mona Austin As the public outcry demands more attention from Washington on the Coronavirus, government agencies have worked swiftly to respond to the CDC warning of its potential spread in the United States. Pres. Trump tapped Vice Pres. Pence to lead the response to the disease as it gradually shows up stateside. Pence and members of his Coronavirus task force (Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams) gave members of the press a tour of the Command Center where the when critical information on the virus is being gathered on Thursday. In the Health and Human Secretary Operations Center, the Coronavirus is monitored 24/7. As of Thursday afternoon, the running tally of deaths in Hubei Mainland China was 2,641, Iran 26, and Italy 14 as indicated on a map. Top 5 countries with widespread transmission of the novel Coronavirus: - China - Iran - Italy - Japan - South Korea The virus has been detected on every con...