Chief US infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauchi gave advice to the administration of the likely future president Joe Biden to reduce coronavirus infection. He voiced it in an interview with ABC TV channel .
According to him, for this it is necessary to close bars and restaurants, but at the same time open schools. Fauci explained that the closure of educational institutions will not stop the spread of the coronavirus. The best way to make sure that children are safe at school is to keep the level of the virus in the community low, the specialist noted.
“It doesn’t matter who you are and where you are – when you have crowded places, especially in a room where people do not wear masks, this is a significant risk of infection and spread of infection,” explained the chief American infectious disease specialist. He recalled that generally accepted rules for preventing infection will help in the fight against COVID-19: wear masks, wash hands, keep distance, avoid mass gatherings.
Earlier, Fauci named the date of the appearance of the American vaccine against coronavirus. According to him, the drug may appear before the end of 2020, if it is confirmed that it is safe and effective. He noted that even so, it will take several months in 2021 for it to become widely available. At the same time, the appearance of a vaccine will not obviate the need to comply with measures to protect against coronavirus for a significant time.
The United States remains the leader in the number of coronavirus infections. Over the entire time of the pandemic, more than 13.3 million infections have been registered in the country. 266 thousand patients have died, more than 5 million have recovered. In total, 62.5 million SARS-CoV-2 infected have been identified in the world.