President Trump renewed his push for schools to reopen for fall term by arguing the likelihood of college-aged students getting infected with coronavirus is equivalent to that of coming down with the flu. “The China virus is very dangerous but for university students the likelihood of severe illness is less than or equal to the risk of a seasonal flu,” Trump said speaking from a White House press briefing Wednesday. Trump also claimed that coronavirus cases were down in “80 percent of jurisdictions in the past week,” though he did not clarify what he meant by jurisdictions or what sources he was referencing. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served as a top infectious disease specialist for the White House Coronavirus Task Force, has repeatedly warned against comparing the coronavirus to the seasonal flu. “By allowing yourself to getting infected or not caring if you do get infected, you are propagating a pandemic.

Source: Fox News August 20, 2020 00:33 UTC