Dr. Anthony Fauci has admitted that he has to tell President Trump facts four times to get his point across and that he will 'keep pushing' to correct any inaccuracies about the coronavirus that are relayed by the White House.

The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in an interview with Science that 'when you're dealing with the White House, sometimes you have to say things 1,2,3,4 times, and then it happens. So I'm going to keep pushing.'

He said that he tries to correct Trump but he 'can't jump in front of the microphone and push him down.' 

He criticized the president for publicly shaking hands with people, saying: 'I say that to the task force. I say that to the staff. We should not be doing that.'

'Not only that - we should be physically separating a bit more on those press conferences.' 

The top immunologist said that he was pushing for the White House to adopt virtual press conferences to avoid briefings crowded with experts, politicians and journalists - contradicting official advice to not to gather in groups of above ten people.