A leading White House coronavirus expert has warned the US “could get as bad as Italy” if proper measures were not taken to limit the spread of the disease, including staying at home if possible.
Anthony Fauci, head of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said life “is not going to be the way it used to be” in the US for a period, as he urged people to avoid unnecessary public outings.
“I don’t think we’re going there [down the path of Italy, which has the largest number of cases outside China] if we do the kinds of things that we are publicly saying we need to do, we need to be very serious about,” said Mr Fauci, speaking on CBS News.