On Monday, the White House released new guidelines on coronavirus testing as U.S. President Donald Trump declared “all parts of the country are either in good shape, (or) getting better. In all cases getting better.”
Under the new guidelines, the Trump administration said it would make enough tests available to cover 2.6 per cent of the population in each state.
Areas that are harder hit by the virus would be able to test at double that rate, or higher.
Speaking from the White House Rose Garden on Monday, Trump said testing “was not going to be a problem at all.”
The new guidelines are meant to fill critical gaps in the administration’s plans to begin reopening the economy as the president shifts focus toward recovery.
Trump was also asked about his comments on injecting disinfectant to fight the virus from last week, telling reporters he “can’t imagine” why his comments would lead to a spike in people asking about ingesting disinfectant, as Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has said.
Trump also said he doesn’t take responsibility for it.
The number of COVID-19-related deaths neared 56,000 on Monday, according to data compiled by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
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