Americans Should Stay Home for at Least Several Weeks, Top Health Official Says

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci, flanked by officials and business leaders, speaks to media after President Donald Trump announced a national emergency with regard to the coronavirus in the White House Rose Garden in Washington on March 13, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Americans should stay at home and continue practicing social distancing measures for at least the next several weeks, one of the nation’s top public health officials said on Friday.

The CCP virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, have prompted officials to order widespread measures, crippling the United States economy and bringing daily life to a near-halt in many areas.