Dr. Anthony Fauci indicated China’s refusal to be completely open about the COVID-19 outbreak was the reason why he did not immediately realize its severity.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a White House coronavirus task force briefing on Monday that, early on, “the information wasn’t as forthcoming as I would’ve liked.”

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