Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears

[Demovictory9]

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https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/829955099/federal-support-for-coronavirus-testing-sites-end-as-peak-nears

Some local officials are disappointed the federal government will end funding for coronavirus testing sites this Friday. In a few places those sites will close as a result. This as criticism continues that not enough testing is available.

In the Philadelphia suburbs, Montgomery County has a drive-through site that has tested 250 people a day since March 21.

"It has been a very successful site. We are hoping by the time it closes Friday afternoon that we will have tested a little over 5,000 individuals," says Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, who chairs the commission in the county of more than 825,000 people.

Montgomery County has been hit hard by the pandemic. By Tuesday the county identified 1,294 positive cases and reported 32 COVID-19-related deaths.

[enough]

1. Gotta keep those numbers low. NT

[Demovictory9]

2. ...and who cares about those blue voters

[Squinch]

3. They are doing everything they can think of to do it.

Wait till that antibody test comes out. They're all going to keel over.

[MerryBlooms]

4. Another decision made to kill people and hide the numbers.

You have an entire republican party complicit. Not a fucking thing will be done to stop the pirating of PPE, the misinformation campaign, the election interference, profiteering... Instead, there will be a daily parade of trump's ego being fed by people tuning in to watch a stage full of pieces of shit blowing him for 2 or 3 hours EVERY day.

[superpatriotman]

5. We had federal help?

Jesus. Wept.

[bdamomma]

6. this

is genocide against Americans, the highest negligence has been committed. Crimes against humanity. Period.

[BadGimp]

7. Holy SHIT!

IS IT JUST ME OR THIS A TRULY SCARY SCENARIO?

sorry for the CAPS...

[bdamomma]

8. ending it???

people are still waiting to get tested.

Bastards.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. The Trump cabal is a bunch of idiots