Dr. Anthony Fauci is again publicly cautioning against President Trump's aggressive calls to reopen the US, saying the country is not yet ready to ease up on restrictions aiming to slow the spread of coronavirus
"We have to have something in place that is efficient and that we can rely on, and we're not there yet," Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said in an interview with the AP that was published Tuesday. Trump rages at criticism while governors craft their own plans to reopen the economyFauci said opening the country on May 1 -- after federal social distancing guidelines are set to expire -- is"a bit overly optimistic" for many places in the US.
That's a process of identifying new cases of Covid-19 and then tracking down and quarantining anyone who could have been infected by those newly identified cases.Trump on Monday said he would"soon" release guidelines to governors on how to reopen the economy. The President has downplayed the need to improve the availability of testing in order to reopen the country.
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