Pressure builds on White House to increase tests

Pressure is building on the Trump administration to further increase the nation’s production of coronavirus tests, as experts say the country is still nowhere near the level it needs to be to safely reopen the economy.

Several recent leading estimates say the United States needs to at least triple its testing capacity.

Harvard researchers said Friday that the country needs between 500,000 and 700,000 tests per day, up from about 150,000 currently. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s former Food and Drug Administration chief, said Monday that the country needs a similar figure or about 3 million tests per week. Continue reading.