Trump appoints Pence to oversee U.S. response to COVID-19 outbreak

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) attends a press conference in the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on Feb. 26, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the country's response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)