Anthony Fauci heads America's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. [AFP]The United States is still "knee-deep" in its first wave of coronavirus infections and must act immediately to tackle the recent surge, the country's top infectious diseases expert said Monday. "It's a serious situation that we have to address immediately," Fauci said in a web interview with National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins. But Fauci added he did not strictly consider the ongoing rise in cases a "wave." Fauci, who heads America's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a leading member of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force and has become a trusted face in the administration's battle against the epidemic.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2020 05:03 UTC