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Covid-19: Too early opening could be 'really serious', says US infectious disease expert

| May 13, 2020, 06:36:37 PM | AP
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Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will bring needless suffering and death. Fauci is urging all states and cities to follow White House issued guidelines to reopening, even as President Donald Trump is pressuring states to reopen after the prolonged lock-down aimed at controlling the virus' spread. Fauci testified that if some states jump over the checkpoints, "my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks." "The consequences could be really serious, " he said. Fauci is among the experts testifying to a Senate panel as its hearing opened on Tuesday. With the U.S. economy in free-fall and more than 30 million people unemployed, Trump wants to restart the economy. Worldwide, the virus has infected nearly 4.2 million people and killed over 286,000. Some countries that have relaxed lock-down rules have seen new outbreaks. Fauci heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and is the government's leading expert on the pandemic. He says he hopes to have a vaccine in advanced trials by late fall or early winter. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus.

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