U.S. has reported 1,466,682 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Saturday. What has gone wrong in the world's most powerful country that leads in medical and biological fields and boasts a well-equipped and accomplished public health system? Having been blocked from testifying to a House committee examining the White House's controversial response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as being absent at the daily COVID-19 task force briefings for days, top U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, on Tuesday testified remotely to the Senate, the Republican-controlled chamber of the Congress. Early neglect toward the virus, ill-preparedness, indifference to science and facts, and its recklessness of only serving political interests may partially explain why respected experts including Fauci preferred to speak less of the "absolute chaotic disaster."
