Former President Barack Obama has maintained a low profile since leaving the White House following the election of Donald Trump.

You don’t see him out on the campaign trail stumping for Joe Biden or in front of television cameras recommending public health policy on the coronavirus.

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But a quick look at Obama’s Twitter feed (@BarackObama) shows the former president remains engaged with the country, especially when it comes to COVID-19.

So when good friend Stephen Curry, the two-time NBA MVP and three-time World Champion with the Golden State Warriors, hosted a live chat Thursday with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Obama couldn’t help but jump into the conversation (which reportedly had 500,000 viewers on Instagram).

“Listen to the science,” Obama commented during the session, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Do your part and take care of each other. Thank you, Steph and Dr. Fauci.”

Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the public face of the Trump Administration’s fight against the coronavirus.

During the chat with Curry, Fauci preached what he’s been saying every day at the White House briefings.

“Everybody, until this is over, should practice some degree of physical distancing and care — no big crowds, wash your hands a lot, be careful,” Fauci said.

Fauci told people to prepare for a long battle with the coronavirus and advocated for self-isolation as a key way to prevent its transmission.

“There’s a dichotomy between people who are frightened to death and people who don’t even believe it,” Fauci said, per NPR. “It’s not convenient to lock yourself in, it’s not convenient for you [Curry] to not be playing basketball ... but we’re going through a time when we have to pull together as a country to not get intimidated and do the kinds of things that can put an end to it.”

Fauci said he’s “hopeful” there will be a vaccine by next winter, when expects the U.S. to get hit by another cycle of the coronavirus. “I cannot imagine it’s just going to disappear,” he said, per the Los Angeles Times.

Curry is quite familiar with what the coronavirus can do. The NBA suspended its season because of COVID-19 and has seen 10 active players test positive for the coronavirus: Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell, Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood, four players on the Brooklyn Nets (including Kevin Durant), two players on the Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart.

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