“I suppose this will happen ... But if we return (to the epidemic. - RT ) in the fall, then it will be a completely different game,” he said during a press conference in the White House, answering the corresponding question.

In particular, he said, the United States will be better prepared to fight the infection.

“A whole series of things will be different, in particular our ability to drown out the virus and conduct testing,” he added.

Earlier, Fauchi did not rule out that China could face a re-outbreak of coronavirus infection if quarantine is lifted and the country's borders are opened.