Global case tally above 34 million with U.S. accounting for a fifth as Dr. Fauci hits back at Trump’s mask claims
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 worldwide rose above 34 million on Thursday with the U.S. accounting for about a fifth of that total, as Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at claims made by President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate on face masks.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Trump said Fauci, who is head of the Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said “masks are not good — and then changed his mind.” In a podcast recorded for ABC News, Fauci refuted that claim.
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“Anybody who has been listening to me over the last several months knows that a conversation does not go by where I do not strongly recommend that people wear masks,” he said. The podcast will be available in full on Thursday, according to ABC.
Fauci reminded listeners
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