'We haven't even begun to see the end': Fauci continues to warn Americans as White House tries to discredit him

Bruno Caboclo warms up before a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Miami Heat on October 23, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Houston Rockets forward Bruno Caboclo broke quarantine rules inside the NBA bubble and must now self-isolate, the team confirmed to CNN.  

Caboclo broke the league bubble rules “inadvertently” by leaving his room during the initial quarantine period, as first reported by ESPN, and per league rules, will have to isolate in his room for eight days before he is able to rejoin the team. 

The Rockets arrived in Orlando on Friday as the squad prepared for their first exhibition game on July 24.

Houston opens the 2020 NBA season restart against Dallas on July 31.  

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez updated the public on newly reported numbers from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH), saying the hospital system in Miami is at its peak, with 1,898 people battling coronavirus in hospitals across the city.

The mayor said that hospitals are somewhere between 91-92% of capacity and are trying to increase capacity by up to 50% over the next couple of weeks.

The rate of new positive coronavirus cases per day increased from 60 new cases per day, last reported on Friday, to 78.5 new cases per day, Suarez said in a news conference on Monday.

Suarez pointed out that this number is not as high as the peak of new positive cases per day, which was 125 cases of coronavirus per day.

Suarez shared new contact tracing findings from the FDOH, saying that 33.6% people reported getting infected with Covid-19 in their household while 36% people report getting infected from family members.

Suarez urged the public to cooperate with contact tracers saying, "when you get infected, you're going to be called. We need you to cooperate with the contact tracers."

Brazil’s São Paulo state announced today that universities and technical schools can return to in-person practical classes starting Monday in cities that have been in the yellow phase of the state's plan for more than 14 consecutive days.

The São Paulo deescalation plan allows for the gradual resumption of activities. The yellow phase is the third of the five stages, and allows for a relaxation of restrictions on the majority of economic and social activities. 

The city of São Paulo also reopened parks and gyms on Monday. Ibirapuera Park, the biggest in the country, saw heavy vehicle traffic in the park region and large crowds.

As of Monday, there were 2,610 new coronavirus cases in São Paulo state, according to state health secretary data, bringing the total number of cases to 374,607.

There were also 59 new deaths in the state, bringing the statewide death toll to 17,907 

Brazil is nearing 1.9 million cases of novel coronavirus after its health ministry reported 24,831 new cases Sunday. Brazil has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world, following the United States.

The Women’s National Basketball Association announced Monday that it will begin its abbreviated season on July 25 from its bubble at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. 

The opening weekend will be dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement and will feature triple headers on July 25-26.

Each of the league’s 12 teams will play a 22-game regular season schedule that is slated to conclude on September 12. The WNBA will then hold a postseason featuring a traditional playoffs and Finals format.

People are treated for COVID-19 at Dekalb County testing site on July 8 in Tucker, Georgia. John Bazemore/AP

The Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) reported 3,643 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the state on Monday.

This brings the state total to 120,569 confirmed cases.  

The GDPH reported 25 new coronavirus deaths and 217 additional hospitalizations Monday.

The state has reported a total of 3,026 Covid-19 related deaths. 

Bolivian Foreign Minister Karen Longaric speaks during an interview at the Organization of American State in Washington, DC on January 23. Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images

Bolivia’s Foreign Minister Karen Longaric has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released by the ministry on Monday. 

Longaric is the ninth high-ranking official in the country to test positive for the virus. On Sunday, Economy Minister Oscar Ortiz also tested positive for the virus. 

Last week, Bolivian Interim President Jeanine Añez announced she had tested positive for Covid-19. Añez has no symptoms and is following self-isolation protocols, Dr. Andrei Miranda, the official doctor for the presidency, said in a statement released on Sunday. 

Health Minister María Eidy Roca, Justice Minister Alvaro Coimbra, Cabinet Minister Yerko Núñez Negrette, Minister of Mines Jorge Fernando Oropeza, Armed Forces Commander Gen. Sergio Orellana, and Bolivia’s deputy Interior Minister Javier Issa have all tested positive for coronavirus. 

Bolivia’s health ministry reported 987 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday evening, while the total number of cases stands at 48,187. The country’s death toll reached 1,807, according to the same data. 

CNN's Radina Gigova contributed to this reporting.

Dr. Anthony Fauci called the global coronavirus pandemic “unprecedented” and “the worst nightmare.”  

“Your worst nightmare, the perfect storm,” he added. “I think 50 years from now, people are going to be reflecting historically on this, the way we used to reflect on the 1918 outbreak,” Fauci said.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said the United States didn’t shut down entirely, and now we are seeing surges in cases in several states across the nation. 

“It is very clear – and we know this from countries throughout the world – that if you physically separate people, to the point of not allowing the virus to transmit … We know that we can do that if we shut down, " Fauci said while speaking during a webinar with the Stanford School of Medicine on Monday.

“Then, as we started to reopen, we're seeing the surges that we're seeing today, as we speak, in California, your own state, in Arizona, in Texas, in Florida, and in several other states," he explained.

Fauci said, however, that he is “confident” the US can get a handle on this situation.

“You don’t necessarily need to shut down again, but pull back a bit. And then, proceed in a very prudent way, observing the guidelines of going from step to step,” he said.

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a roundtable with people positively impacted by law enforcement on July 13 in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP

President Trump said he “has a very good relationship" with Dr. Anthony Fauci even as the White House sent out talking points from an unnamed official to discredit the nation’s top infectious disease expert.

Asked if he still appreciates the advice Dr. Fauci provides, Trump said, “I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci. I’ve had for a long time, right from the beginning. I find him to be a very nice person.”

Trump said that he “doesn’t always agree” with Fauci, citing his decision to cut off travel for those coming in from China, a decision he claimed Fauci disagreed with at the time. 

However, Fauci told ABC in March that "the President's decision to essentially have a major blocking of travel from China, that already had an effect of not seeding the way, in Europe — Italy didn't do that.” 

Fauci also supported temporary travel closures from other places, saying at the time “what we're doing now with the other travel restrictions — so you block infections from coming in and then within is when you have containment and mitigation. And that's the reason why the kinds of things we're doing that may seem like an overreaction will keep us away from that worst-case scenario.”

Trump added that he personally likes Fauci.

Fauci has become increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a surge in coronavirus cases, and said last week, that he hadn't briefed Trump in two months.