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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that it isn't yet the right time for sports to return to action in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic.
In an interview with James Wagner and Ken Belson of the New York Times, Fauci said: "I would love to be able to have all sports back. But as a health official and a physician and a scientist, I have to say, right now, when you look at the country, we're not ready for that yet.