Dr. Scott Atlas, the controversial White House adviser appointed to deal with the coronavirus, will leave his post as of Tuesday, December 1, an official from the Donald Trump Administration confirmed tonight.
Conservative Fox News, the first outlet to report the resignation, obtained Atlas's resignation letter.
The doctor, who has no experience in infectious diseases,
has been disconnected from most of the rest of the coronavirus task force for months.
Atlas has been accused of spreading false information about the virus and minimizing the severity of the outbreak that has infected more than 13 million people in the United States.
Atlas recently suggested that people should gather in larger groups for Thanksgiving, inferring that it could be the last for some.
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In his resignation letter, he wished "all the best" to the incoming Administration, led by President-elect Joe Biden.
His explicit recognition has been one of the few by a Trump Administration official amid the transition of power.
With information from NBC News
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