Why Testing Is Still So Far Behind
During a coronavirus task force press briefing on Sunday, President Trump and Vice President Pence played a video of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo giving a press conference. Trump has a cat-and-mouse-like relationship with Cuomo, who has gotten a lot of attention during this crisis and holds daily news conferences where sometimes he disagrees with the president. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
During a coronavirus task force press briefing on Sunday, President Trump and Vice President Pence played a video of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo giving a press conference. Trump has a cat-and-mouse-like relationship with Cuomo, who has gotten a lot of attention during this crisis and holds daily news conferences where sometimes he disagrees with the president.
Jim Watson/AFP via Getty ImagesThis episode was recorded and published as part of this podcast's former 'Coronavirus Daily' format.
President Trump's guidelines for reopening the country put the onus on governors across the nation. But many say they don't have enough testing supplies to reopen their states.
A Harvard infectious disease specialist explains why testing in the United States is still a problem.
Plus, a couple share the lessons they learned from the 1918 flu pandemic. (He's 107-years-old. She's 100.)
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This episode was produced by Anne Li, Gabriela Saldivia, and Brent Baughman, and edited by Beth Donovan.