After 10,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most still don’t have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks. apne.ws/ZDofuVK
@AP Neither the federal government nor the leader in nursing home deaths, New York, has mandated testing. An industry group says only about a third of the nation's 15,000 nursing homes have ready access to tests.
Nursing homes are pleading for the coronavirus tests. Those that do manage to get a hold of them often rely on luck and contacts.
@AP Public health officials have long argued that nursing homes need rigorous and frequent testing - "sentinel surveillance,” White House virus chief Deborah Birx calls it - to find hidden carriers, isolate them and stop the spread. apne.ws/SxyIJpG
