Trump administration to end funding for coronavirus testing sites in multiple states

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The Trump administration will stop funding drive-thru coronavirus testing sites across the country by the end of June.

The move will affect testing sites in Texas, Illinois, New Jersey, Colorado, and Pennsylvania, but Adm. Brett Giroir, the Trump administration’s testing czar, told reporters on a Wednesday phone call that the federal government is not “withdrawing” support for the sites but rather “providing federal support in a different way.”

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