Al Drago/Getty Images Top US health infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said it seems "inconceivable" that he is receiving death threats as a result of the "political tone" of the virus. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, serves on the White House coronavirus task force. Fauci's remarks and recommendations have at times been at odds with the president, who has been accused of politicizing the coronavirus pandemic. "I just think it's a reflection of the divisiveness in the country.