Top national disease expert Anthony Fauci is urging the nation to take an 'all hands on deck' approach to the coronavirus – and urging officials to plan for immediate measures even in states that haven't had cases show up yet.
'It doesn't matter if you're in a state that has no cases or one case,' Fauci said at a press briefing with Vice President Mike Pence Tuesday. 'You have to start taking seriously what you can do now that if and when the infections will come – and they will come – sorry to say, sad to say, they will,' he told reporters.
'Everybody should say all hands on deck, this is what we need to do,' said Fauci, a top expert on infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health who has served in the government for decades.
Fauci said coronavirus cases continue to add up globally, and said the administration was paying 'paying particular attention to the cases in Europe, Italy and France.' Italy is currently in a nation-wide lockdown for the disease, which first emerged in China.
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Personally, as a senior citizen, I am extremely amazed at the utter failure of our elected leaders on a national scale letting this get so far out of hand. Test kits should have been ready and in labs or doctors offices long ago. Plans made for closings, and so much more.
Not the "devil may care attitude taken by our president telling everyone it would be ok. They had to know it could get bad, and did not prepare.
The Democrats calling it "Racism" to close the border in a Time like this.
This was his Katrina and he and Pence and congress have all failed to work together and help the American people.
This should have all been turned over to the CDC, HHS, etc to run the show with medical experts. NOT to Pence. And done in January. It's to late now.
It has been all about winning an election in November and keeping that stock market higher which he also failed at.
I'm one angry person.
A very sad day for this country.
.oo5 percent of population in China
Wondering if the wuhan virus hasn't been in our country for a while (a month or more) and was just mistaken for the flu until people started getting tested.
Coming to a Dollar Store,Chick Fil A, Cracker Barrel and Wal-Mart near YOU.
How do the schools know the exact 2 weeks they should close?
Most Dems in DC are secretly cheering this outbreak and want the entire country to close and fall into a deep recession or even better a Depression. The country has been doing too good under Pres. Trumps leadership and they have been praying for a disaster.
7:26 I'm a senior citizen as well and I a stunned at your comment. Why on earth are you worried. The U.S. has had 15,000 get the FLU & 1,100 get the C-virus so far this year. Good grief, why are they hyping this everyday??? Do you really understand the media, deep state and DEMS are hyping this everyday to make people like you FEAR!!! You don't have Any Facts and that's why you are fearful. Stop falling for all the LIES.
Nuke China this was done on PURPOSE bc of Trump's Tariffs.
It’s all getting blown out of proportion and the damn media isn’t helping. Quit blaming the President. The Flu has done more damage than the Coronavirus.
Oh hush. Just a media hype trying to scare everyone.
This virus is to destroy being hyped to destroy the market. Take out all the little guys who’ve invested and thought they made some money since the last viral pandemic
7:26 You are a hater and fault finder who would complain no matter what our President and his cabinet would do or did. You should be ashamed of your comments.
726 , you echoed the talking points perfectly , bravo on your ability to recite line and verse ,please review the numbers , infected , infected deaths , age , the flu has killed more people in the us , you are a sqaulkbox tool of the left
Talk about drinking the cool aid. Looks like most have swallowed the “...but the flu” line exactly as our dear leader and Fox News have fed it to you. Covid-19 is much more serious than the flu and only an extremely disciplined regimen of testing and containment will start to get this under control. We are woefully unprepared for either of these measures.
Nice try there 7:26
Because they are closing 2 wks after spring break. Guessing they think alot of people will travel and could become sick. So the 2 wks after is the time you should become sick if infected. I don't think the idea is to stop it. It is to just slow it down so the people needing the hospital don't overwhelm it.
All political campaigns need to be stopped! Crowds are the last thing anyone needs to be in.
7:26 I think you are wrong and trust me I am not a Trump supporter but I think he is doing a good job on this - and I agree the democrats are using this as a political gain against him and that is wrong. I also think that he was very good on national television when he addressed the country. He made it very clear that he was going to protect the citizens of the United States and he was going to try and work together to solve this problem. Most importantly HE WAS GOING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES!
I've noticed an increase in funeral planning ads and funeral home ads. Looks like they know what is coming.
I wonder when PRMC is going to be infected with Chinese Cornia virus. That place already infects people with Mersa, Staph infections, and bedbugs!
I've noticed an increase in funeral planning ads and funeral home ads. Looks like they know what is coming.
March 12, 2020 at 9:39 AM;
"It's" always coming for all of us. Funeral homes are the most stable businesses there are. Everybody comes to them sooner or later...everybody!
PRMC
P-Pretty
R-Rotten
M-Medical
C-Care
and free take home germs with every discharge.
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