Infectious disease expert: Half of America is likely to catch coronavirus

Dr. Amesh Adalja, an expert in emergency medicine and infectious diseases, says at least half of the American population will likely catch coronavirus: 'It's going to attack more people than the flu because we have no population immunity to this.'

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