India, May 14 -- President Donald Trump has said that the United States' top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci's warning against reopening states and schools too soon was not acceptable.

In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Tuesday, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease warned of avoidable suffering and death, and further economic damage, if states reopen too quickly.

"There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control" by reopening too quickly, said Fauci, who has served under six presidents.

He also told lawmakers that the actual death toll is probably higher than what is officially reported due to the...