International
oi-Vicky Nanjappa
Washington, Dec 01: US President Donald Trump”s controversial special adviser on the coronavirus, Dr. Scott Atlas, has resigned.
During his four months in the role, Atlas, who had no formal experience in public health or infectious diseases, questioned the need for masks and other measures to control the pandemic that has killed over 268,000 people in America.
While questioning the usefulness of masks he was against lockdowns and promoted the idea of herd immunity.
The 65-year-old the Stanford University neuroradiologist resigned on Monday at the end of his 130-day temporary assignment, according to US media reports.
Atlas tweeted a photo of his resignation letter on Monday. In the letter, he said his “advice was always focused on minimising all the harms from both the pandemic and the structural policies…