Anthony Fauci calls coronavirus 'worst nightmare' as compared to Ebola, HIV

US top infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci said that coronavirus is his “worst nightmare” when compared to Ebola and HIV. Speaking at Biotechlogy Invation Organization International Convention via a recorded video, Dr Fauci said that Ebola was scary but transmission rate was low and HIV transmission depended on an individual’s way of living.

79-year-old immulogist said that he always feared a vel respiratory infection likely to jump from an animal and h a very high degree of transmissibility. He said that world has seen virus outbreaks in past which possesses some of those characteristics but COVID-19 h all those characteristics combined.

“w we have something that turned out to be my worst nightmare. In period of four months, it has devastated world,” said Dr Fauci, also a member of White House Coronavirus Task Force.

According to Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 data, over 7.24 million coronavirus cases have been reported worldwide with more than 411,200 deaths related to it so far. United States has been worst-affected nation with nearly 2 million cases of coronavirus and over 112,006 deaths, highest across globe.

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't over yet'

Fauci said that it was unexpected how rapidly it took over planet and it is t over yet. infectious diseases expert, who also serves as director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that long-term negative impact of disease is still unkwn due to limited experience with virus.

"We don't kw extent of full recovery or partial recovery, so re's a lot we need to learn," he said.

Last week, Dr Fauci said that he was longer in frequent contact with President Donald Trump following his statement on easing of restrictions. Fauci said that t only task force meetings didn’t occur frequently but his meetings with Trump have also been “dramatically decreased”. 

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