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Dr. Anthony Fauci gives colleges advice on testing, allowing fans as workouts return

Leading coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci delivered precautionary advice to colleges that plan on bringing their athletes back to campus as soon as June 1. The first step, unsurprisingly, consists of testing.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education on Friday about the strategies universities should be using in bringing students back to campus. It was the same day the NCAA announced that athletes in all sports could return for voluntary workouts starting June 1.

Fauci recommends ‘baseline testing’ for NCAA football

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