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Top US health official says coronavirus clearly can be controlled

I think we can control the pandemic, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said on a call with reporters

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He underscored what he calls the 3 W's watching your distance from other people, wearing masks when you can't keep away and frequently washing your hands

AP | PTI

3 min read Last Updated : Oct 27 2020 | 1:49 AM IST

A day after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said we're not going to control the pandemic, a top Trump administration health official said Monday that Americans have already proven they can do that through basic safeguards shown to work.

I think we can control the pandemic, Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir said on a call with reporters.

I want to be clear that what we have done what the American people have done has been able to put out very significant outbreaks...all across the Deep South," Giroir said.

He underscored what he calls the 3 W's watching your distance

Topics : Coronavirus Coronavirus Vaccine Coronavirus Tests United States

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