Fauci Warns ‘Premature’ Reopening Steps Causing Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Fauci Warns ‘Premature’ Reopening Steps Causing Spike In COVID-19 Cases

Dr. Anthony Fauci

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It's déjà vu all over again. “Premature" reopening measures throughout the U.S., along with COVID-19 variants, are to blame for a recent spike in coronavirus cases, the country's top infectious disease expert said Sunday. The surge was foreseeable and has happened before, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CBS' Face the Nation. “I've said many times … that when you're coming down from a big peak and you reach a point and start to plateau, once you stay at that plateau, you're really in danger of a surge coming up," Fauci said. “And unfortunately, that's what we're starting to see." Daily new COVID-19...

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