Coronavirus task force briefs — but not at White House

There was no presidential appearance and no White House backdrop Friday when the government's coronavirus task force briefed the public for the first time since April — in keeping with an administration effort to show it is paying attention to the latest spike in cases but is not on a wartime footing that should keep the country from reopening the economy.The briefing at the Department of Health and Human Services was held as the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in th