Surgeon General Jerome Adams told White House reporters Saturday that there should be no more "criticism or finger-pointing" at the Trump administration's coronavirus response.

"We really need you all to lean into and prioritize the health and safety of the American people," Adams said at a briefing with Vice President Pence and other members of the White House's coronavirus task force.

"No more bickering. No more partisanship. No more criticism or finger-pointing," he continued. "There'll be plenty of time for that."

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The Trump administration has come under intense scrutiny from members of Congress and the media for its lackluster response to the coronavirus, which has now infected at least 2,500 people in the U.S.

Members of Congress have been frustrated by the slow pace of testing, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the public health labs it works with completing only 16,542 tests since the first case was detected in the U.S. in January.

Other countries experiencing outbreaks, such South Korea, are running 10,000 tests a day.