A dire warning from the nation's top infectious-disease expert - Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is "going in the wrong direction" and could see 100,000 coronavirus cases a day.

So what does this mean for us in the tri-state area - after we flattened the curve?

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News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen is joined by Dr. Thomas McGinn to answer questions about how to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Dr. McGinn is the deputy physician-in-chief of Northwell Health, he is also the chairman of medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine.