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Vice President Pence acknowledges that key parts of the country are seeing new infections but said the U.S. has made progress overall and that the task force is working closely with affected states.
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Many governors say they need more coronavirus testing. President Trump said his administration would have a call with governors on Monday about increasing capacity.
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The president has offered no evidence that the Chinese were responsible for the pandemic, and conceded, "If it was a mistake, a mistake is a mistake."
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The president offered a dire outlook on Saturday for the week to come, yet also said, "Some hard decisions are going to have to be made" regarding social distancing guidelines.
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Trump had initially announced 15-day guidelines and said they would be reevaluated. The 15-day period was set to end Monday.
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Trump said he believed the federal government has been working well with most states in the disaster but he griped about complaints reported by some Democratic governors.
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President Trump says test data will establish risk categories for counties. States can then work out their own social distancing rules.