"Not to be hyperbolic about it — it really is the perfect storm and [an] infectious disease and public health person's worst nightmare," Fauci said.
Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci gave a blunt assessment of how the United States is handling the coronavirus pandemic compared to other countries.
In another interview, Fauci also discussed the particular conditions of the virus in this pandemic, which have left states struggling to respond. Health experts have urged people to socially distance and wear masks or cloth face coverings in order to mitigate the spread of the virus, though the recommendations have not been taken to heart by some as people who continue to fight the health safety precautions.
"Now what we need to do in this country is to successfully make that transition from baseline control to safely be reopening the country, and following the guidelines are going to be critical," Fauci said. In May, Fauci said he sets an example for Americans of what"you should be doing" by wearing a mask, a practice encouraged by health experts to lower one's risk of coronavirus infection by containing an individual's respiratory droplets which may carry viral particles.
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