Everything Ivecread says there was were major screwups by CDC and bureaucratic turf wars and obstacles out of CDC and FDA that slowed the rollout of testing in the US. This has been reported and well documented by media and commentators across the ideological spectrum. In fact , liberal media has been less forthcoming about these screwups because they reflect badly on federal bureaucrats and our regulatory regime
The real news is that Trump cut through the existing red tape in days.