While children have largely escaped the most severe symptoms of COVID-19, the social and economic impact “is potentially catastrophic for millions' of them, the U.N. says.
A woman wearing a face mask and a plastic bag pulls a cart loaded with bags of recyclables through the streets of Lower Manhattan on Thursday.Sarah Fitzpatrick, Heidi Przybyla, Dan De Luce, Laura Strickler and Adiel KaplanCoronavirus testing must double or triple before U.S. can safely reopen, experts say
Testing for the coronavirus would have to be at least doubled or tripled from its current levels to allow for even a partial reopening of America's economy, public health experts say, but it is unclear how soon such an ambitious goal could be reached amid persistent shortages of testing supplies and a lack of coordination from the Trump administration.
Without diagnostic testing on a massive scale, federal and state officials and private companies will lack a clear picture of who has been infected, who can safely return to work, how the virus is spreading and when stay-at-home orders can be eased, public health experts say
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