Fauci: U.S. Has ‘Independent Spirit,’ But Now Is the Time To ‘Do What You’re Told’

EXCERPT:

FAUCI: “You know, the answer is yes, but right now it seems that every country is suffering. We are often compared with countries that are not comparable to us. We are not a little island of 5 million people that we can shut off. We're not a country that would accept if a ruler tells us 'You must do this.' I was talking with our U.K. colleagues just today who were saying the U.K. is very similar to where we are now in outbreak because each of our countries have that independent spirit, we don’t want to be told what to do. Well, I understand that, but now is the time to do what you're told. (Laughter) And I think it really is something that we should be doing right now.”