When Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks, America listens.

Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is the leading immunologist in the country and the face of the Trump administration’s fight against the coronavirus.

Fauci said sports can return if two conditions are met: no fans in the stands and players sequestered in hotels with regular COVID-19 testing.

“There’s a way of doing that,” Fauci told Snapchat’s Peter Hamby as part of a weeklong interview series, per ESPN. “Nobody comes to the stadium. Put [the players] in big hotels, wherever you want to play, keep them very well surveilled. ... Have them tested every single week and make sure they don’t wind up infecting each other or their family, and just let them play the season out.”

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MLB is considering doing just that, with a plan on the table to put all 30 clubs in Arizona for the 2020 season.

The NBA is considering a similar plan, with the league possibly calling Las Vegas home for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs.

The NHL is said to be looking at potential locations to hold the Stanley Cup playoffs.

All three leagues suspended play more than a month ago because of the coronavirus.

Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he would like to see fans in the stands as early as August.

But New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he doesn’t see fans going to games at Yankee Stadium for months.

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