Today, the President said the U.S. will be able to perform 5m tests/day in the "very near future."
That’s about 150m a month.
@ArdenFarhi points out just yesterday, the task force said the goal was 8m for the month of May.
Where will the 142m come from?
#WhereAreTheTests?
That’s about 150m a month.
@ArdenFarhi points out just yesterday, the task force said the goal was 8m for the month of May.
Where will the 142m come from?
#WhereAreTheTests?
.@PressSec tells @CBSNews:
“The US has done double the # of tests of any country in the world. We have exceeded all expectations and continue to lead the world in testing capacity as we assist governors in ensuring they have the capacity to reopen their states in a safe manner.”
“The US has done double the # of tests of any country in the world. We have exceeded all expectations and continue to lead the world in testing capacity as we assist governors in ensuring they have the capacity to reopen their states in a safe manner.”
Update: Trump says he did NOT say U.S. will be able to perform 5m #coronavirus tests a day, and calls the figure a “media trap” per @benstracy.
Yesterday he said U.S. will soon do even better than that, prompting @kwelkernbc to follow up.
Here’s the official WH transcript:
Yesterday he said U.S. will soon do even better than that, prompting @kwelkernbc to follow up.
Here’s the official WH transcript:
Just Now: @VP says the U.S. is on track to conduct 2 million tests a week, or roughly 285,000 a day.
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