Vice President Mike Pence (C), head of U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus, speaks during a press briefing on Wednesday. He is accompaned by, from left to right, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus response coordinator Debbie Birx, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI