WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s top infectious disease expert says the next few weeks are critical to tamping down a disturbing coronavirus surge in the U.S. Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a plea Tuesday for people to avoid crowds and wear masks, just hours before mask-shunning President Donald Trump was set to address a crowd of his young supporters in one hot spot, in Arizona. Despite controversy over Trump's comments that testing is finding too many infections, Fauci told a congressional committee that testing hasn't slowed — and the country will be doing even more.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Posted at 11:24 PM, Jun 22, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-23 21:25:28-04
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