Max @ CSBD Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) The US "could have saved lives" if it had introduced measures to stop Covid-19 earlier, a top health official says. "If we had, right from the beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different," Dr Anthony Fauci told CNN. But he said making that decision was complicated. The US has over 530,000 virus cases and 21,418 deaths, many in New York. Dr Fauci also suggested parts of the US could begin returning to normal as early as May. On 16 March, the Trump administration issued social distancing guidance, which has since been extended through April. When asked about a New York Times report that Dr Fauci and other officials had suggested aggressive mitigation towards the end of February, Dr Fauci said health officials can only make recommendations from a "pure health standpoint". "Often, the recommendation is taken. Sometimes, it's not. But it is what it is, we are where we are right now." The face of America's fight against Covid-19 US coronavirus death toll becomes world's highest Dr Fauci, who is leading the US response to coronavirus, added that "no one is going to deny" that logically, earlier mitigation could have saved lives. But he said "what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated". "There was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then." Edited April 14, 2020 by -Dark Closed topic / Complete 1 day
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