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VOCAB WORDS:
- supply chain
- fears
- facility
- to reopen
- to expect

TRANSCRIPT: 

President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force is in the early stages of winding down, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Drs. Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci are still expected to be at the White House on a daily basis, but other members of the task force may be less physically present.

Speculation about the task force's ongoing presence emerged as President Trump was traveling outside the D.C. area for the first time in more than a month to visit a Honeywell mask manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

The U.S. coronavirus death toll inched closer to 70,000 Tuesday, with 69,149 deaths recorded at 4 a.m. ET. Globally, the more than 250,000 have died from the virus.

Meanwhile, businesses in several states including Florida and California, have reopened their doors, hopeful to bring back customers while managing expectations and safety. But fears continue to mount about America's food supply chain. At a Tyson meat factory in Iowa, 58 percent of workers tested positive for COVID-19.

CREDITS:
Article: Coronavirus live updates: White House to wind down task force
Author: NBC News
Publisher: NBC News
Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-05-05-coronavirus-news-n1200041