Dr. Fauci says, "It did not have to be that bad"
The epidemic has not necessarily been inevitable. "
More than 213,000 COVID-related deaths. More than 7.65 million cases. These numbers increase again in each state but two. And it's just in America-Worldwide, more than a million people died. The coronavirus epidemic touched each of us and we are not yet out of the wood.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the main infectious expert on infectious diseases and member of the Coronavirus working group, spoke with Judy Woodruff ofPBS News HoursWhy so many people had to die - and how to warn more deaths. Read on and ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Why was there a lot of infections? And how can we slow them down?
"Was it inevitable," Woodruff asked.
"I do not think, Judy," he replied. "I mean, of course, it's a great virus that has an extraordinary ability to be transmitted from one person to the person. But the type of epidemic we had in the United States and that many Other countries do not necessarily need to have been inevitable. "
"Certainly, there would be a considerable number of infections, but now, if you look at where we are, we have a basis of daily infections at about 40,000," he says. "It's a little stuck there at 40,000. It worries me, because, as we enter in the colder months of the fall and the colder months of winter, to contain an infection, when the people are more inside than they are not outside, will be problematic. "
"And", "hesit", we will have to double on the things we would probably have had to do in a coherent way "- mentioned" the universal port of masks, avoiding close contact, avoiding overcrowded situations, trying to do things outside much more than from the inside and wash your hands regularly. "" But if you look at the answer as a whole, there is really an inconsistency. You remember, when we had The large tips that reached 70,000 cases a day, some states were not respected by the checkpoint and Phase 1, phase two, phase phase guidelines. and then, to their own credit, and Being fair to them, there were states that [made] try to do it properly.This should not be this evil, if we had it uniformly uniformly respected by the public health measures we speak constantly every day."
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Will President Trump recover?
Fauci was also asked about the condition of President Trump. Although this is not directly involved in his medical care, he said, "Well, right now, he looks good and, according to his report, he feels good. It is entirely conceivable that it is already well on the verge of the wood. The only thing that his doctors are well aware and whoever supports Patients of Covid-19 is aware of being a strange guy of viruses because you can feel good for a few days in a row, and then you might have a Really unexpected slowdown, where your state worsens. "
"I hope it does not happen," he added. "It's unlikely, but it happened in the past to people, that's why his doctors are aware of it and ensure that they supervise him. Even if he came out, In a sense, in the White House do things and work, he must always be careful not to relapse. So we hope he does not think so. I do not think he will be, but it is conceivable that 'He could. "As for yourself, crossing this pandemic with your healthiest, follow the fundamentals of Fauci - wear yourfacial mask, do not get back inside, wash your hands, get your influenza shot - and do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
