Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the country's leading disease expert, admitted that COVID-19 will no longer be eradicated but it can only be controlled. 

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The World Health Organization recently said that the fight against COVID-19, even if the vaccine arrives sometime this year, does not mean the battle is already over. In fact, the health agency described COVID-19 as the virus of the decade. 

This time, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the country's leading disease expert, recently admitted that the world would forever live with COVID-19. However, he said that it could be controlled. 

As the days progressed, the number of COVID-19 infections and the death toll continues to increase. The official tally of Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center has already recorded over 18.8 million infected individuals worldwide, with more than 700,000 deaths as of this day. 

The United States still leads the world with the highest infections and deaths. According to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the country has recorded more than 4.8 million infections and nearly 160,000 deaths. 

Following the new report of infections and deaths in the country, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that the world could no longer eradicate COVID-19, but it can only be controlled according to a report published in CNN News. His statement is in contrast with Pres. Trump's belief that the virus can go away. 

Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has been a very significant person in the U.S. since the pandemic began also added that the country can only reduce infections and death rates through vaccine and strict observance of health and safety measures. 

Dr. Fauci said, "We may need to go through a season of it, and then by next season if we have a vaccine, it won't be a pandemic. It won't be immobilizing the world. It won't be destroying the economy," It can also be remembered that the spike of infections began when the lockdown was lifted in the country, making the virus highly transmissible to others. 

Since the virus resurgence began in June, around 40 states in the country mandated the use of masks. Meanwhile, the country is hoping that the vaccine will be available before the year ends or early next year. At the same time, Dr. Fauci admitted that there no guarantee for a safe and effective vaccine last month. as

State officials are taking control also by having their measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. These measures include testing, contact tracing, masks, and social distancing. Other states also decided to shut down operations of non-essential businesses. 

On Tuesday, governors from Maryland, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia reached an agreement to run a total of 3 million rapid antigen tests to ramp up production tests that can give results in 15 to 20 minutes. 

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