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Eugene

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Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:07 PM Mar 2020

Coronavirus: White House concedes US lacks enough test kits

Source: BBC

Coronavirus: White House concedes US lacks enough test kits

5 March 2020

The White House has conceded the US does not have enough coronavirus test kits as cases of the deadly disease ticked upwards on both US coasts.

Vice-President Mike Pence said the Trump administration would not be able to meet its objective of delivering one million testing kits this week.

Congress meanwhile moved with unusual speed to approve a bumper emergency aid package to combat the outbreak.

Globally, authorities have confirmed more than 92,000 cases of the virus.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51761435
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