News Report | May 14, 2020
White House Announces Plan To Expand COVID-19 Testing To 2 Million Tests Per Week
On April 27, 2020, the White House announced a plan to expand testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that would increase aid to states with the goal of expanding nationwide testing capacity to about 2 million tests per week. The federal goal is to ensure that the states are able to test 2% of their populations monthly, and monitor populations at higher risk of infection and poor outcomes. Testing plans and rapid response programs will be federally supported, state managed, and locally executed.
The plan includes eight steps focused on three core elements: adequate supplies to collect samples, timely . . .