U.S. Not Testing Enough for States to Reopen, Experts Say

  • Testing should reach 500,000 daily to avoid new outbreaks
  • President Donald Trump says current testing levels are enough
Medical workers test patients at a drive-through Covid-19 testing center at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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There is no argument that testing is the key to reopening the nation’s virus-shuttered schools and businesses. But a gap is opening over how much testing is enough -- and many public-health experts worry the current level could cost lives and even set back efforts to reopen.