While the government’s top infectious diseases specialist, who has been marginalized by Trump, said serious trouble was not “inevitable,” he added at the Citizen by CNN conference that “it’s not acceptable to not realize that we are entering into a risk period and we’ve got to act accordingly.”
Fauci spoke while medical indicators head in a perilous direction as the US approaches its 7 millionth infection. Cases are rising in 24 states, Washington, DC, and two territories. Wisconsin’s Gov. Tony Evers warned Tuesday of a “new and dangerous stage” of the pandemic in the crucial swing state, where Trump held a rally last week. And there are now more than 59,000 cases of coronavirus on college campuses, after many schools decided to open despite adopting insufficient safety measures.
Notre Dame canceled its game on Saturday against Wake Forest after seven Fighting Irish players tested positive for the virus. The move comes just a week after Trump claimed he had orchestrated the return…
— to www.cnn.com
