Trump offers rosy predictions for coronavirus testing as US passes 1m cases
by Julian Borger in Washington from on (#52SXT)
President claims economy will rebound and suggests US, currently testing 200,000 a day, will be testing 5m 'very soon'
Donald Trump has predicted a "great" economic rebound in the fall and claimed the country would soon be performing 5m coronavirus diagnostic tests a day, as the number of confirmed cases in the US surpassed a million.
Some health experts have suggested that the US would have to carry out 5m tests a day by June to reopen its economy safely. Others have suggested as many as 20m tests a day would ultimately be needed. The US daily rate is currently 200,000.
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