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US President Donald Trump's top infectious disease advisor says if athletes follow strict rules and play in empty stadiums live sport can safely return.

America's top infectious disease expert has raised hopes for the AFL, NRL and other Australian sports after outlining how the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball can restart.

Dr Anthony Fauci believes sports can safely be played without fans in stadiums.

Athletes would also have to stay together in large hotels in one city, undergo regular testing and be monitored to limit virus transmission.

"There's a way of doing that," Dr Fauci, asked how sport could return, told Snapchat in a video interview on Wednesday.

"Nobody comes to the stadium.

"Put them (athletes) in big hotels, wherever you want to play.

"Keep them very well surveilled and have them tested like every week and make sure they don't wind up infecting each other or their family and just let them play the season out."

Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and top adviser for President Donald Trump, is desperate to see his MLB side the Washington Nationals back in action.

"People say you can't play without spectators, well, I think you'd probably get enough buy-in from people who are dying to see a baseball game," Dr Fauci said.

"Particularly, me, I'm living in Washington, we have the world champion Washington Nationals.

"I want to see them play again."