A coronavirus ‘czar?’ Trump took the opposite course: a 12-member committee

WASHINGTON — President Obama had an Ebola “czar.’’ George W. Bush and Clinton had AIDS czars. So as the outbreak from China spreads, some lawmakers and public health experts say that an obvious step is for President Trump to appoint a White House-level coordinator, a coronavirus “czar.’’

What works best, they said, is to have a quarterback who has both the ear of the president and the backing to corral the sprawling federal agencies that would respond to an epidemic.

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