Prognosis
Fauci Says U.S. Risks 100,000 Daily Cases in Dire Warning
- Surgeon general says ‘please, please, please’ wear masks
- Social-distancing not ‘all-or-nothing phenomenon,’ Fauci said
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The U.S. is “going in the wrong direction” in its effort to contain the novel coronavirus and daily case counts could more than double if behaviors don’t change, infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Pinpointing indoor gatherings, particularly bar scenes with lines out the door and patrons standing shoulder to shoulder, Fauci told a Senate panel that new cases of Covid-19 could rise to 100,000 a day, up from the current level of about 40,000.