The Department of Health and Human Services secretary told ABC that Pres. Donald Trump was referring to the 'partisan sniping' when the president referred to the novel coronavirus as a Democrats' 'new hoax' at a Friday rally.
"I'm not sure what he meant when he said there is no lab kit," he added.
Azar also dismissed concerns over whether the testing criteria has been too limited. A little over a week ago, six cities began testing for coronavirus when they tested for the flu. Azar said he wanted to expand that practice nationwide and plans to do so as soon as Congress approves the supplemental funding.
Globally, in at least 60 countries, there have been over 87,000 cases of COVID-19 and almost 3,000 people have died.linked to the coronavirus in Washington state. The victim was identified by the CDC as a man in his 50s.
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