Twitter on Sunday removed a tweet from one of President Trump's top Covid-19 advisers falsely claiming masks don't work to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
guideline: use masks for their intended purpose — when close to others, especially hi risk. Otherwise, social distance. No widespread mandates."of other advisers like National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci
. A neuroradiologist who is not an expert in infectious diseases, Atlas, who gained attention after making a number of appearances on Fox News, has more aggressively pushed for reopening sectors of the economy and is regularly seen at the White House without wearing a mask.Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, telling a colleague in a phone call that Atlas is arming Trump with misleading data.
"Everything he says is false," Redfield said during a phone call made publicly on a commercial airline.
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