Face masks no replacement for distance amid coronavirus -Fauci
He also said American must continue to lean into physical separation recommendations for the rest of the month
Fauci’s comments come days after the United States authorized emergency use of Eli Lilly & Co’s bamlanivimab Photo: Reuters/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Wearing a face mask is not a substitute for physical distancing and other coronavirus mitigation measures, the nation's top infectious disease official said on Friday, as the Trump administration readies its formal recommendation on such coverings.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Fox News in an interview American must continue to lean into physical separation recommendations for the rest of the month, saying he had "no doubt" they would help turn around the crisis.
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