Fauci says the emphasis on lower coronavirus death rate, often touted by Trump, promotes a 'false narrative'

• Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said taking "comfort" in the recent lower coronavirus death rate is a "false narrative" in depicting the development of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• "There's so many other things that are very dangerous and very bad about this virus," Fauci said. "Don't get yourself into false complacency."
• Fauci, one of the health experts serving on the White House coronavirus task force, appeared on a livestreamed press conference about the coronavirus with Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama on Tuesday.
• President Donald Trump has focused on the lower death rate, claiming "99 percent" of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" at a Fourth of July event in Washington, DC.
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Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said taking "comfort" in the lower coronavirus death rate — which has been touted by Trump — promotes a "false narrative" on the development of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci, one of the health experts serving on the White House coronavirus task force, appeared on a livestreamed press conference about the coronavirus with Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama on Tuesday.

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