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"I am in a risk category": Fauci says he won't be getting on a plane

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Photo: Al Drago - Pool/Getty ImagesNIAID director Anthony Fauci told Saturday he won't get on a plane nor eat at restaurants due to the current state of the coronavirus pandemic.The big picture: States are figuring out how to mitigate cases without completely halting their economies. But for the past two months, many are seeing cases and hospitalizations rise.What he's saying: "I am in a risk category," Fauci said. "I don’t like to admit it, but I’m 79 years old. I can’t think of a reason to go trans-Atlantic. Right now, I’m very sequestered. I’m on a coronavirus task force. I go to the White House almost every day."The eye of Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Texas' Padre Island about 5 p.m. local time Saturday, with maximum winds of 90 mph, the .Why it matters: Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic season, and the first to reach the Texas Gulf Coast since Harvey in 2017. Meteorologists predict 2-4 inches of rain, coastal storm surge and possible multiple tornadoes. Sinclair Broadcast Group asked its dozens of local affiliates across the U.S. this weekend not to air a controversial interview conducted on its program "America This Week," which touted conspiracy theories that NIAID director Anthony Fauci started the coronavirus.Why it matters: Sinclair has been caught up in controversies around journalism ethics before. Most notably, it asked journalists at affiliates to read about "fake news" in 2018. All students in New Jersey the state will be eligible for full-time remote learning in the fall, (D) has announced. Why it matters: New Jersey now joins several other and who have announced plans to limit in-person schooling amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite to fully reopen schools this fall.

Photo: Al Drago - Pool/Getty ImagesNIAID director Anthony Fauci told Saturday he won't get on a plane nor eat at restaurants due to the current state of the coronavirus pandemic.The big picture: States are figuring out how to mitigate cases without completely halting their economies. But for the past two months, many are seeing cases and hospitalizations rise.What he's saying: "I am in a risk category," Fauci said. "I don’t like to admit it, but I’m 79 years old. I can’t think of a reason to go trans-Atlantic. Right now, I’m very sequestered. I’m on a coronavirus task force. I go to the...

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