Fauci: We need more testing, not less

Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said the nation needs to do more testing for the coronavirus, adding that to his knowledge, he and other top administration officials have never been told to slow down testing, as President Trumpsuggested during a campaign event on Saturday.

“I know for sure that, to my knowledge, none of us have ever been told to slow down on testing,” Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a House hearing when asked about Trump’s comments. “That just is a fact. In fact, we will be doing more testing.”

Trump sparked outrage when he said during a rally in Tulsa, Okla., that more testing makes the country look bad by identifying more coronavirus cases, adding that he had told his staff to slow down testing. Continue reading.