Trump says more than 2 million coronavirus tests have been done in the US, and claims mass testing not needed

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Trump says more than 2 million coronavirus tests have been done in the US, and claims mass testing not needed
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President Trump said that there have been more than two million coronavirus tests conducted in the United States, but conceded that mass testing is not going to happen

"I'm reporting today that we passed two million tests completed in the United States," Trump said during the White House coronavirus task force's news briefing, adding that the tests are"highly sophisticated and highly accurate.

As many people with symptoms consistent with coronavirus struggle to get tested -- including health care workers such as nurses -- it's still not clear how the country will emerge from its current state. Many states are operating under stay-at-home orders and the federal government is recommending strict social distancing guidelines in order to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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