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Further US Covid-19 lockdowns not needed, says top US epidemiologist Fauci

Top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci warned Congress that ending lockdowns too quickly could bring severe consequences including new outbreaks of coronavirus © Mandel Ngan, AFP/File

The United States does not require more widespread lockdowns to get its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the daily infection rate has remained relatively flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci told AFP on Thursday.

"I don't think we're going to be talking about going back to lockdown," he said. "I think we're going to be talking about trying to better control those areas of the country that seem to be having a surge of cases."

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