Donald Trump has again made the desperate assertion that the coronavirus will “sort of just disappear, I hope” in an interview with Fox Business, also making a U-turn on face masks on the grounds that he believes they make him look like the vintage Western hero the Lone Ranger. His …
Read More »Coronavirus: US may soon see 100,000 new cases a day, expert warns
The US could soon see 100,000 new cases of coronavirus every day, its top infectious diseases expert has warned. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a US Senate committee he is “very concerned” the situation could get “very bad”. Currently, 40,000 new …
Read More »Fauci tells US Congress coronavirus outbreak not yet under control
The veteran doctor, who is part of President Trump’s coronavirus task force, warned that lifting restrictions too early can set the country back both in terms of deaths and economically. Leading US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday warned Congress that a premature lifting of lockdowns could lead to …
Read More »Fauci says reopening too soon may mean ‘needless’ deaths: NYT
Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to warn the U.S. Senate on Tuesday against the risks of reopening the economy too soon, saying it could lead to quote “needless suffering and death,” according to a report by the New York Times.
Read More »Fauci to testify before US Senate about pandemic
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, will testify before a Senate committee Tuesday, his first appearance before Congress since March. Fauci will appear alongside Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other officials to discuss reopening the economy amid …
Read More »US could be in for ‘bad fall and bad winter’ as virus returns, warns Fauci
In a webinar event hosted by the Economic Club of Washington, DC, Trump administration coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told an online audience that the US should prepare for the virus to return and hit hard later this year. However, he also said he was “cautiously optimistic” that a vaccine …
Read More »Americans trust Dr Fauci and Andrew Cuomo far more than Trump, poll finds
Far more Americans are placing their trust in what White House infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are saying about the health crisis than what Donald Trump is saying, according to a new poll from NBC News/Wall Street Journal. Three out of every five Americans …
Read More »Trump retweets post calling for firing of coronavirus expert Dr Fauci
Donald Trump has promoted a tweet calling for the firing of Dr. Anthony Fauci, after the White House’s top infectious diseases expert suggested the US president cost lives by delaying social distancing measures. Amid an escalating coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed more than 22,000 people in the US …
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