President Trump said he disagrees with Dr. Anthony Fauci after the nation's top infectious disease expert said the US needs to 'significantly ramp up' testing
President Donald Trump said Thursday he disagrees with Dr. Anthony Fauci after the nation's top infectious disease expert said the US needs to"significantly ramp up" testing.
"We absolutely need to significantly ramp up, not only the number of tests but the capacity to actually perform them," Fauci said during a Time 100 Talks interview on Thursday.That way, he continued,"you don't have a situation where you have a test, but it can't be done because there's not a swab, or not an extraction media or not the right vial -- all of those things got to be in place.
Fauci's comments also come as several governors look to partially reopen their states' economies by loosening some restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the virus -- despite concerns of subsequent increases in coronavirus cases and vacillating support from the administration.
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