Fauci Warns on U.S. Delta Path; Germany Mulls Ban: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago (Bloomberg) -- Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, warned that the nation is moving in the “wrong direction” in combating a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic as vaccinations slow. In Germany, senior politicians have floated the possibility of tough restrictions for the unvaccinated, or even compulsory inoculation, amid similar sentiment throughout Europe as the delta variant spreads in the region. In the U.K., taxpayers will be paying an “eye-watering” price for the coronavirus long after the pandemic is over, according to a pair of reports released Sunday. Separately, Health Secretary Sajid Javid apologized for suggesting it was time to stop cowering from the coronavirus.