'Now that it seems, hopefully, that the US may be getting the rate of Covid-19 infections under control, the lack of available testing seems likely to delay when the US can get back open for business,' writes zbyronwolf
But now that it seems, hopefully, that the US may be getting the rate of Covid-19 infections under control, the lack of available testing seems likely to delay when the US can get back open for business. Trump preaches from the White House about the sheer number of tests conducted, but it's the wrong metric in a country the size of the US, where more than 41,000 people have died so far.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shipped tests February 6 and by February 10 it became clear they weren't working. Back then, tests had to be sent back to CDC to be processed, a three- to four-day process. A dismissive President failed to focus attention. Rather than fix the brewing problem, Trump downplayed it. There was no push from the White House for more testing.
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