Trump administration bets it has the testing it needs

Published April 18, 2020 4:00am ET



The Trump administration is wagering that it has the coronavirus testing it needs to carry out the first part of its plan for reopening the country, a stance at odds with the strain of thinking that a return to health will require ubiquitous testing.

Vice President Mike Pence and top government experts said Friday that states have enough tests for the coronavirus to enter the first phase of reopening their economies.

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