Dr. Anthony Fauci tells GStephanopoulos that Pres. Trump's reversal on his proposed coronavirus timeline, that originally included a hope to 're-open' the country by Easter, followed 'intensive conversations' with members of the White House task force.
experts who had warned of the potential for the death toll to soar if restrictions were loosened too soon.
“None of us felt that 15 days was adequate,” said Fauci, who told Stephanopolous that data factored heavily into the president’s decision to extend the federal recommendations: “The thing we’re pretty sure of, is that if we prematurely did it, it would likely rebound, and that’s one thing you did not want to happen.”The president acknowledged he “thought about” the possibility of"rid[ing] it like a cowboy” and not taking further mitigation steps but that he was informed that up to 2.
NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci walks past President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, March 29, 2020.
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