Published 12:50 IST, May 14th 2020
Donald Trump says Fauci's warning about lifting restrictions too soon 'unacceptable'
US President Donald Trump not only accused Anthony Fauci of wanting to “play all sides of equation” but also called his warnings on schools "not acceptable".
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US President Donald Trump t only accused country’s top infectious disease expert of wanting to “play all sides of equation” but also called his warnings on reopening US too soon as “t acceptable”. Trump has even said “I was surprised” by answer when director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci cautioned against reopening country too soon and alerted that it could result in a heightened number of coronavirus cases. According to Fauci, schools should be reopened cautiously and in some places, y shall still remain closed. However, this vice left US President particularly dissatisfied and said at televised conference on May 13 that “people want it open”.
Trump said, "I was surprised by his answer, actually. It's just...to me it's t an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools."
“We're opening our country. People want it open. schools are going to be open,” he ded.
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Amid unprecedented outbreak of dely coronavirus, relationship between both Fauci and Trump has been scrutinised. From rumours to infectious disease expert’s suspension to clashes in opinions, re have been many instances when both appeared at odds with response to coronavirus outbreak in country. Several allies of Trump have reportedly criticised Fauci and called him an unelected bureaucrat.
However, Democrat’s Presidential candidate for White House in 2020, Joe Biden has showcased his support to director of NIH and has said, “I would trust guy who's one of our nation's top public health experts” over US President who h suggested injecting disinfectant to cure COVID-19 disease.
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Coronavirus in US
United States been most severely virus-hit country in world with 1,430,348 confirmed cases of COVID-19 disease and 85,197. Even though coronavirus was first discovered in China’s Wuhan, number of infections in mainland till May 14 remain at 82,929 and at least 4,633 casualties. global health crisis has also fueled a political spat between both countries over handling of outbreak and spreing misinformation.
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12:50 IST, May 14th 2020