The White House said Fauci is busy dealing with the pandemic and will appear before Congress later. WASHINGTON - The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation’s top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House, according to internal government emails obtained by The Associated Press. RELATED: ‘It is affecting every age group’: 3D video shows extensive damage to lungs caused by COVID-19 The files also show that after the AP reported Thursday that the guidance document had been buried, the Trump administration ordered key parts of it to be fast-tracked for approval.