From The Post's Editorial Board: Trump’s reopening guidance has a glaring gap
. President Trump wisely didn’t repeat his misguided assertion of total authority. But this new guidance has a glaring gap: Who will address the enormous bottleneck of diagnostic testing, which remains far below what is needed to reopen the country?
Mr. Trump’s guidance to governors and local officials envisions robust testing that does not yet exist. The testing would help isolate the sick so the well could return to work. Mr. Trumpin a conference call to governors on Thursday, “You’re going to call your own shots.” He is pushing them off in a canoe with a smile — and saying good luck finding a paddle.
They cannot do it alone. The United States cannot return to normal without mass testing, and the existing system is inadequate. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, said correctly, “This has to be figured out. I understand that this is a problematic area, and the federal government’s not eager to get involved in testing. I get that, but the plain reality here is we have to do it in partnership with the federal government.
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