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White House sells reopening without a real testing plan

The White House tried to project momentum on reopening while leaving testing and tracing gaps largely to states and private actors. Public-health experts said that was nowhere close to enough for a safe restart.

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First recorded Apr 27, 2020·Meaningfully updated Apr 27, 2020

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White House sells reopening without a real testing plan

The White House tried to project momentum on reopening while leaving testing and tracing gaps largely to states and private actors. Public-health experts said that was nowhere close to enough for a safe restart.

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White House sells reopening without a real testing plan

The White House tried to project momentum on reopening while leaving testing and tracing gaps largely to states and private actors. Public-health experts said that was nowhere close to enough for a safe restart.

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