Coronavirus is a threat to young people too, U.S. official Fauci tells NBA star Curry

Some young and healthy people in the United States who have contracted the new coronavirus are becoming seriously ill, the top U.S. official on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, told NBA star Stephen Curry in an interview on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during the coronavirus task force daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

While it is true that the elderly and those suffering from conditions like lung disease and diabetes have a far greater risk of dying, some young people who have contracted it have also become very sick, he said. “It’s still a very, very small minority, but it doesn’t mean that young people like yourself should say, ‘I’m completely exempt from any risk of getting seriously ill,’” Fauci told the 32-year-old Golden State Warriors guard.

The pandemic has upended everyday life in much of the United States and brought professional sports leagues, including the NBA, to a halt.

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