More than 700 new cases of coronavirus reported after testing at meatpacking plants in Amarillo region
Gov. Greg Abbott says the cases were detected by targeted testing at meatpacking plants.
BY JUAN PABLO GARNHAM MAY 16, 2020
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05/16/700-new-coronavirus-cases-amarillo/
BECAUSE, LA
LA makes coronavirus tests available to all residents, but many go unused amid nationwide shortage, report
[edited out of order for clarity]Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, has repeatedly said the United States is lacking in adequate testing.
“The city pays $137 per test and 75,000 tests are available each week, but in the two weeks that the mayor expanded testing, only about 57,000 tests have been used on average each week....residents can get tested as frequently as they want, officials have said...Garcetti’s plan to allow any resident in Los Angeles to receive a test was an attempt to make sure that testing kits were not going to waste.
Los Angeles partnered with Curative-Kora, a startup that created a faster and easier way to test for the coronavirus without having to rely on supplies that were scarce or in high demand. The new test got emergency approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the tests have been used in Los Angeles since March.
The mayor’s office could not immediately be reached for comment on what they plan to do with the unused testing kits.