New York City doctor says he has to 'plead to test people' for coronavirus
Source: CNBC
"I'm here to tell you, right now, at one of the busiest hospitals in the country, I don't have it at my finger tips," he said. "I still have to make my case, plead to test people. This is not good. We know that there are 88 cases in the United States. There are going to be hundreds by middle of week. There's going to be thousands by next week. And this is a testing issue."
The team at New York-Presbyterian Hospital are isolating suspected coronavirus patients and taking proper precautions to prevent the spread, McCarthy said, but "they're hamstrung."
New York state and city officials confirmed the first case in New York City on Sunday.
"In New York state, the person who tested positive is only the 32nd test we've done in this state," he said. "That is a national scandal."
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/02/coronavirus-new-york-city-doctor-has-to-plead-to-test-people.html
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that is to diminish the American public's confidence in our government, giving them justification for further defunding.
Reminds me of "good job, Brownie"........
