Dr. Anthony Fauci said the United States does not have “total control” yet of the coronavirus pandemic.
“If you think that we have it completely under control, we don’t,” he told Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the Senate hearing on the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus.
“If you look at the dynamics of the outbreak, we are seeing a diminution of hospitalizations and infections in some places — such as in New York City, which has plateaued and is starting to come down — but in other parts of the country, we are seeing spikes,” he said.
Fauci said the coronavirus curve looks flat right now.
“I think we’re going in the right direction, but the right direction does not mean we have, by any means, total control of this outbreak,” he said.
Fauci again said that if there is not an “adequate” response by the US in the fall, more infections and deaths are on the horizon.
“We run the risk of having a resurgence. I would hope by that point in time in the fall that we have more than enough to respond adequately, but if we don’t, there will be problem,” he said.
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