Live updates as Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a House panel on the coronavirus response:
Top coronavirus advisers Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Robert Redfield and Adm. Brett Giroir, are testifying before a House panel on the coronavirus response. Refresh here for live updates:Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, pressed Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease specialist, on the safety of protests, asking him if they posed a public health risk and should be limited by the government.
“I was told actually once the secretary's office made the decision that that was the decision and we work together,” he said, noting he was not involved in the final decision, he said. In a tweet, Trump said Clyburn “doesn’t have a clue” and incorrectly claimed that the rise in cases was because the United States conducted more coronavirus tests than Europe, though
Clyburn told reporters after Trump’s tweet was posted, “his level of respect is improving. He called me mister."Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services Admiral Brett Giroir, the administration's lead official on testing, defended the nation's testing capabilities and urged Americans to take responsibility for keeping themselves safe despite"We cannot test our way out of this or any other pandemic," he said.
It was"critical," Redfield said, to be "smart about social distancing and being in crowded spaces," to stay six feet apart if possible and to be"vigilant" about hand washing.
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