A Conversation With Dr. Anthony Fauci

<p>Today, we speak with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, about his experience in the trenches of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis. “We are in a war. I mean, I actually think this is exactly what generals or leaders in real, you know, violent combat wars feel.”</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Dr. Fauci has been clear about the need to practice social distancing to contain the spread of the virus, but that stance has made him the target of<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/us/politics/coronavirus-fauci-security.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> online conspiracy theorists</a>.</li><li>This week, scientists with the coronavirus task force<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007064550/trump-coronavirus-taskforce.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> used models to deliver an update</a> on the expected spread of the disease, projecting the coronavirus could kill up to 240,000 Americans. They pledged to do everything possible to reduce that number.</li></ul>