Dr. Fauci, advisor to Donald Trump on the Covid-19 crisis, he also warned that the balance sheet in the United States, the country most affected by the pandemic, was "probably higher" than most 83,000 official deaths, notably taking into account the cases of people who died at home.
Long awaited, his hearing, by videoconference, in the United States Senate, contrasted with the White House speech which for days had focused its optimistic message on the need to revive the country's economy, ravaged by the coronavirus crisis.