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Fauci: 'Danger of Multiple Outbreaks' if Country Opens Prematurely

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   A top U.S. health official says he will express to a congressional
   committee Tuesday the dangers oflifting coronavirus restrictions too
   quickly.

   Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy
   and Infectious Disease, told theNew York Timeshis main message to
   lawmakers will be that if the country skips over checkpoints in a
   three-phase White House plan, "then we risk the danger of multiple
   outbreaks throughout the country."

   "This will not only result in needless suffering anddeath, butwould
   actually set us back on our quest to return to normal," Fauci said.

   Health officials have warned for weeksthat easing stay-at-home
   restrictions and allowing businesses to resume operations too quickly
   could lead to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, both endangering public
   health and harming the Trump administration's push to kickstart
   economic activity.

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