Trump Lays Out New Coronavirus Testing Blueprint
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Testing Could Unlock A Return To Normal Life, But Obstacles PersistTesting is the key that will unlock normalization for millions of Americans.
It's the doorway between the disaster response mode of the pandemic and confidence about returning to work, school and life. And it's also still apparently weeks or more away from scaling to a level that will make a big difference for most people in most places.
Precisely how far away isn't clear, although President Trump and a pageant of guests attempted on Monday to sell the idea that victory is just around the corner.
The president, public health...
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Trump to deploy 'full power' of federal government to help states with testingThe White House on Monday said America’s coronavirus-testing is in far better shape and the administration is ready to work with governors to meet their diagnostic demands, “dramatically” increasing the number of tests to help states reopen safely.
“The testing is not going to be a problem at all,” Mr. Trump said in the White House Rose Garden. “In fact, it’s going to be one of the great assets that we have.”
Members of the coronavirus task force said they will marshal the public and private sector to expand rapid...
From the Left
Trump lays out new coronavirus testing 'blueprint' as states weigh reopeningPresident Donald Trump announced a new federal coronavirus testing "blueprint" Monday to aid governors in ramping up capacity as a handful of states begin lifting stay-at-home restrictions.
Trump, who was not originally scheduled to hold a briefing, billed the plan as part of the administration's push for a "phased and very safe reopening" of the U.S. over the next few months. He said the plan includes provisions to expand state testing capacity and establish widespread monitoring systems, as well as contact tracing.
"We are continuing to rapidly expand our capacity...
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