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Jim Jordan questions Fauci on protests and the spread of COVID-19

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On Friday, the Ohio congressman pressed Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to comment during his House testimony on whether or not the US government should curb protests in order to stem the spread of COVID-19. Fauci declined to speak directly to the Republican lawmaker's questions, adding that "any crowd of people close together without masks is a risk."

On Friday, the Ohio congressman pressed Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to comment during his House testimony on whether or not the US government should curb protests in order to stem the spread of COVID-19. Fauci declined to speak directly to the Republican lawmaker's questions, adding that "any crowd of people close together without masks is a risk."

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  2. 31 Jul 2020

    Rep. asks if protests should be limited. Dr. Anthony Fauci: "I'm not going to opine on limiting anything. I'm telling you what it is the danger is. You can make your own conclusion about that. You should stay away from crowds no matter where the crowds are."

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  3. "No limit to protest, but you can’t go to church on Sunday.”   GOP Rep criticizes and repeated asks Dr. Anthony Fauci to state his position on the protests and its correlation to spread

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  4. 31 Jul 2020

    Rep. challenges Dr. Fauci on the spread of coronavirus at the protests across the country. Fauci declined to directly say the virus spread at these gatherings but admits they are dangerous.

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  5. "I don't understand why you're asking me as a public health official who should get arrested or not," Fauci says as Jim Jordan continues to press him on whether protesters should be arrested.

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  6. When Jordan continued after his time, Fauci did the universal New York hand gesture of "you know what? whatever."

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  7. Final word from Fauci in response to Jim Jordan comments about protesting: “Any crowd, whether it's a protest — any crowd of people close together without masks is a risk. And I'll stick by that statement. It's a public health statement. It's not a judgement."

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  8. Can’t go to church. Can’t go to work. Can’t go to school. Even Dr. Fauci says protesting is dangerous. But Democrats encourage people to riot and protest in the streets.

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  9. 31 Jul 2020

    Correction: Fauci just said that crowds of any kind put you at risk of transmitting coronavirus. He did not say protesting is dangerous. Although pressed him about whether we should ban protests or arrest them, Fauci refused to say that.

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  10. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is “cautiously optimistic” there will be a vaccine by the end of 2020 that would “be safe and effective,” in testimony before a House coronavirus panel Friday. WATCH:

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  12. When asked by Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., if China was a "threat" to COVID-19 vaccine development, Fauci said “no.”

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  13. 31 Jul 2020

    CORONAVIRUS LATEST: • More than 67,600 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the United States on Thursday. • Pandemic has killed more than 673,000 people across the globe. • Over 17.3 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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  14. 31 Jul 2020

    You can see how quickly country bent the curve by plotting the daily confirmed case rate against the cumulative rate. The US is now at 13,579 per million. South Korea bent the curve at a cumulative rate of 122 per million. [Here is the interactive chart ]

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  15. 31 Jul 2020

    DEVELOPING: US Senate adjourned Thursday for a long weekend with no action on COVID-19 relief, all but ensuring that a $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit would expire Friday.

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  16. “People are still thinking about seasons. What we all need to get our heads around is this is a new virus and ... this one is behaving differently.” — A spokesperson for said there is no evidence that COVID-19 will follow seasonal variations.

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  17. How to protect yourself and others against COVID-19.

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