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Dr. Fauci: U.S. could see between 100k to 200k deaths in coronavirus outbreak

Dr. Fauci: U.S. could experience more than 100,000 deaths in coronavirus outbreak
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As the White House looks for ways to restore normalcy in parts of the U.S., the government's foremost infection disease expert has a sober prognosis.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells CNN the country could see 100,000 to 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus and millions of infections.

He says the pandemic is such a “moving target” that it's hard to pin down such a forecast.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump refused to acknowledge the severity of the crisis early on. And she says that has cost lives.

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