Fauci Warns Early Reopening Could ‘Set You Back,’ Cause Deaths
- Risk of an ‘outbreak that you might not be able to control’
- Three witnesses, chairman in quarantine after virus exposure
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Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease official, warned against reopening the economy too soon, telling a Senate panel Thursday that communities doing so risk new coronavirus outbreaks.
Fauci told the Senate Health Committee Tuesday that he’s concerned about cities and states reopening without reaching “checkpoints” outlined by the administration in guidelines to help them decide when it’s safe.