Further coronavirus lockdowns not needed, says top US infectious disease expert Fauci

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its Covid-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate is not showing signs of decline, leading government expert Anthony Fauci told AFP in an interview Thursday (June 18).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its Covid-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate is not showing signs of decline, leading government expert Anthony Fauci told AFP in an interview Thursday .

"I think we're going to be talking about trying to better control those areas of the country that seem to be having a surge of cases." But while former epicentres New York and New Jersey have succeeded in controlling their outbreaks, the virus is now increasing in 20 states - creating a plateau in the national case graph.

"Counties where there are certainly no cases at all, there's no problem with the schools opening," he said."And there are other parts of the country where there's minimum infection, where you want to make some modification of the process, namely: alternate days, morning versus afternoon, seating people apart from each other wearing masks."

 

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