A leading American expert on infectious diseases said Sunday that it’s possible, regional localization of parts of the United States would be required to contain the outbreak of coronavirus, and recommended to those who are most at risk — the elderly and people with underlying medical conditions — from travel.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and infectious diseases, said that the administration trump’s ready “to take all necessary measures” to contain the outbreak, including restricting travel to areas with a large number of cases, such as Italy announced on Sunday.
Fauci also added on meet the press NBC that more “draconian” measures such as strict quarantine and travel restrictions for the huge populations in China, will the United States “could never do“.
He also stressed that most of the measures considered was the “common sense”. And he recommended to those most at risk of serious illness coronavirus, to distance themselves from large groups of people to avoid travel, including flights and especially cruise ships.
Dr. Fauci said, what conditions can create a need for closure. President trump would not say or do anything that could scare the financial markets or cause panic, leaving his administration open to criticism, because her reaction was too slow and too meager. The frustration accumulated due to the lack of rapid diagnostic tests throughout the country.
