Anthony Fauci contradicts Trump's order to 'slow down', says 'more testing' in coming days

Dr. Anthony Fauci, member of US government's coronavirus taskforce, while testifying before House Committee on June 23 said that he is really concerned about rising cases in some states like Arizona, Texas, and Florida. Fauci told House Committee that Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be doing more testing, contrary to what US President Donald Trump has been suggesting. Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted that United States should slow down testing because smaller testing would show fewer cases. However, Fauci told House that y have t been asked to slow down testing and that y will be testing even more in coming days. 

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Fauci also told House that a COVID-19 vaccine could be rey by end of this year or by early 2021, but warned that next few weeks would be critical in containing virus in hot spots across country. Fauci testified in front of House Committee after more than a month and he was accompanied by top officials from Department of Health and Human Services and hes of Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug ministration (FDA). 

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COVID-19 in US

According to figures by Johns Hopkins University, United States has recorded over 2.3 million coronavirus cases so far, of which 1,21,228 people have lost ir lives. New York remains worst-hit region in country with 31,232 deaths, followed by New Jersey with 13,025 deaths. Cases are steily rising in country with 25 states reporting more infections last week than previous week. According to reports, 10 states in United States registered weekly infection rise of more than 50 percent. 

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