‘We can get this under control’: Biden coronavirus advisers oppose national lockdown

Published November 16, 2020 11:00am ET



Two members of President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board said they are opposed to a blanket lockdown for the entire country, favoring local measures to target hot spots.

During an interview with Fox News Sunday, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, co-chairman of the advisory board, told Chris Wallace that “the way we think about lockdowns is different now” and the new administration is “not thinking of a national lockdown.”

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