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Dr. Anthony Fauci Urges Health Comes First Over Return of Sports

While eager fans wait for sports to return in the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, urges people to remember that public health must come first during the coronavirus pandemic.

"I'm a sports fan. I think that sports in the United States is a very important part of the culture of the United States. Baseball, the American pastime, but other sports, football, hockey, soccer, basketball, all the kinds of things that are good for the country. Because it's good for your mental health. It's a good way to relax.