Economic relief payments, where the U.S. stands on broad testing and more: Catch up with Friday's coronavirus task force briefing
He touted the administration’s efforts to dramatically ramp up testing after an initial rocky rollout in the first months of the coronavirus outbreak.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, chairman of the National Governors Association, said at a Wednesday press conference now is "the worst possible time" to reopen, noting that his state needs to “exponentially expand testing capacity” before lifting its social distancing guidelines. “The shortages are in testing supplies and shortages of PPE for people doing the tests,” said Mike Fraser, executive director for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. “There’s a big disconnect with what the White House says and what’s happening on the ground in states.”
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