Fauci hospitalized after testing positive for West Nile virus, now recovering at home: report

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the public face of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic response, was hospitalized earlier this month with the West Nile virus (WNV), according to a report citing his spokesperson.

Fauci, 83, was hospitalized for six days before he returned home where he is now recovering, The Washington Post reports. 

The nation’s former top infectious-disease official is expected to make a full recovery from the virus, which is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito...