Health Director Warns Americans To Prepare For A Nationwide Shutdown To Slow Coronavirus

A ground crew cleans behind a counter at check-in at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the rounds on the news networks Sunday to warn Americans that they should prepare for a nationwide shutdown to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

As the Daily Beast reports, Fauci, who has served as director of the NIAID since 1984, and who is on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force, warns people that they need to be cautious about going out in public.

When asked by host Chuck Todd if he would prefer that the government implemented a national 14-day shutdown to get a handle on the pandemic, the immunologist said that he would.

“You know, I would prefer as much as we possibly could,” Fauci replied. “I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticized for overreacting.”

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