Iran Press/ America: Far more Americans are placing their trust in what White House infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are saying about the health crisis than what Donald Trump is saying, according to a new poll from NBC News/Wall Street Journal.
Three out of every five Americans told pollsters they trust what Mr. Fauci says about coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of at least 40,000 people in the US as of Sunday. Only 8 percent do not trust the public statements of Mr. Fauci, a longtime White House pandemic adviser who has served both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Forty-six percent of respondents to the poll conducted from 13-15 April said they trust the public statements of Mr. Cuomo, New York's Democratic governor, about coronavirus, compared to just 17 percent who said they distrust him.
The president meanwhile, is distrusted by most of the nation. While 36 percent of those surveyed said they trust what the president has been telling them about the health crisis, more than half, 52 percent, said they do not.
According to the latest official figures, more than 757,000 people in the US have tested positive for coronavirus since the outbreak of the virus.
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