US school districts hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, under pressure from President Donald Trump to resume classes, should decide for themselves whether to reopen based on their circumstances, leading infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said.
Asked his views in light of Mr Trump having urged schools to reopen as quickly as possible, Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said, "We should try, as the default, to get the kids to stay in school. "If you're in the part of a country where the dynamics of the outbreak are really minimal, if at all, then there's no problem at all in getting back.