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The prominent immunologist and adviser to the United States government, Anthony Fauci (79), warned in the crown crisis against an exaggerated return to normality. “That could have really serious consequences,” Fauci said Tuesday in a Senate video hearing. If the guidelines are not followed, there is a real risk of an outbreak that cannot be controlled. This could result in unnecessary “suffering and death”. Efforts for an economic recovery could also be delayed.
Her opponent is Donald Trump of all people, the man Fauci advises every day. In view of the devastating economic consequences, the President of the United States is pressing for relief. It encourages protests in states that, in his opinion, do not reduce protection measures quickly enough. Many states do not meet the criteria that Trump himself presented in the guidelines for reopening, for example, a decrease in the number of infections over 14 days. Trump wrote on Twitter that the number of cases “in most parts of the country” decreased. The United States wanted to “open up again and get going,” which is done safely. However, the pandemic is not under control in many places.
“We are not out of the rough yet”
Fauci also warned in Tuesday’s hearing that a second wave of the virus is likely to arrive in the fall. He hoped that test capabilities and the like could be used to react better. The virus will not just go away. Trump had stated this several times at first. The head of the US health authority. The US, Robert Redfield (68), warned in the hearing: “We are not yet in trouble.” Fauci emphasized that development was going in the right direction. However, this does not mean that there is complete control over the virus.
A new forecast by American scientists is alarming: In an updated model calculation, they assume there will be almost 150,000 crown deaths in the United States by the end of July. The higher forecast number of victims is due, among other things, to the relaxation of crown requirements beginning in many parts of the country, researchers at the IHME institute at the University of Washington in Seattle said Tuesday. They warned that the full impact of relaxation would only clear up in a few weeks due to the time between infections, tests, possible hospitalizations, or deaths.
Trump still forecasts around 60,000 deaths in mid-April. Meanwhile, however, more than 82,000 people have already died from the new corona virus.
The relationship between Fauci and Trump
Fauci also spoke about her relationship with Donald Trump at the Senate hearing on Tuesday. “There certainly is no confrontational relationship between me and the president,” Fauci said. He advises Trump based on scientific information. The president listens to this, respects it and receives advice from other parties. Other experts from the White House Corona task force also emphasized at the Senate hearing that there were no confrontations with Trump. The experts openly gave their evaluations in the group and the President listened.
Fauci had said weeks ago on the Science magazine website that Trump was listening to him, “even if we disagree on some things.” Trump has his own style. “But when it comes to content, he hears what I say.” Trump himself had publicly praised Fauci multiple times despite differences in content. He emphasized that he highly valued the experts on his coronavirus team and would continue to listen to their advice. (nim / SDA)
