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Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday he would "want to see a clear indication" that the U.S. is "very clearly and strongly going in the right direction," before reopening the country.
"The virus kind of decides whether or not it's going to be appropriate to open," the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said on CNN. He warned the country could "prematurely" end social distancing measures and then "you're right back in the same situation."
Fauci said that the curve of new cases appear to be flattening as hospitalizations and patients on ventilators in New York were down: "We're going in the right direction, let's keep in that direction."
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#justthefaqs #ventilators
ill never need one if i ever do i refuse to take one id rather die then have one on me
Don’t be like that. If you ever get the coronavirus, just take your ventilator.
Why is it called the novel coronavirus? Is someone going to write a novel about it or something?
Because it’s such a New form of it.
@Devil’s Food what is it ???
Kerri Forsberg I’d tell you but it’s a long story.
Because it sounds Mexican not Chinese ! They don’t like
it called Wuhan Flu as it was
called originally! Democrats
say it is politically incorrect!
@Brenda Chown just like 1930s Germany when you got a disgruntled populous and a leader giving you someone to blame
“The beauty of me is that I’m very rich.” -Donald Trump
😑😑😑😑😑
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I have a feeling you’re better off at a for Profit Private Hospital over a State Funded Public Hospital.
True That!
I just think it’s too suspicious, all of a sudden the “government ” are worrying about medical situations; they sure never cared before.
That was mean.
@Hood atheist Why, it’s true?
wen ur scare u loose ur breath to
This information is not up to date.
I just wish someone he is close to comes down with the virus. It would literally changes his world.
That would be Ivanka
No it wouldn’t because he’s soulless !!
We are going to look back years from now and look at this as the biggest overreaction in history