HHS says 1,000 coronavirus tests will be available as senators return to DC
Source: CNN
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN
Updated 11:31 AM ET, Sat May 2, 2020
(CNN)Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that 1,000 coronavirus tests will be available as US senators and staff return to Capitol Hill on Monday, after the Capitol physician earlier said testing for members would be limited.
"Good news: as the Senate reconvenes to do important work for the American people during this public health crisis, we have now received an initial request and are sending 3 Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests for their use," Azar tweeted Friday.
The Senate is set to return to work in Washington, DC, on Monday as their states continue to battle the coronavirus outbreak, creating anxiety and concern among members and staffers who feel their health is being put at risk. The number of coronavirus cases in the nation's capital are still high and health experts have urged workers there to remain at home.
Many senators fall into the high-risk category for age and pre-existing conditions that make them vulnerable to coronavirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/politics/senate-coronavirus-testing-hhs-alex-azar/index.html
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So that's a big go for #Moscow Mitch to pack the courts with some more unqualified people, got it............while the entire country doesn't have enough test kits.................got it
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