Dr. Anthony Fauci: The China/Europe Travel Ban Was ‘the Right Public Health Call’

EXCERPT:

REPORTER: "Do you think the travel ban has helped?"

FAUCI: "I think it absolutely has. I believe if we did not do that with China early on — "

REPORTER: "What about with Europe?"

FAUCI: "Well, I think that was a prudent choice. We spent a lot of time thinking about it, discussing it about whether we should do it, and it was the right public health call, and here's the numerical reason why. If you look back early on, Chinese travelers who were infected seeded not only the United States, but countries in Europe, including Italy.”