A White House spokesman confirmed the new protocol today as part of an effort to protect President Trump and Vice President Pence
“If anyone wants to be tested, they’ll be tested,” the president said. He did not address the reasons behind the new directive.
Trump, himself, tested negative for coronavirus for the second time, the White House physician announced on Thursday. The president was tested using “a new, rapid point-of-care test capability” and the negative result came back in 15 minutes, according to a letter from Dr. Sean Conley. Conley also said that the president was healthy and doesn’t have any symptoms.
The president unveiled a new rapid test kit from Abbott Laboratories in the Rose Garden earlier this week, touting the administration's efforts on testing. On Monday, Trump said the U.S. has reached 1 million tests, what he called a "historic milestone" in the battle against Covid-19, the disease caused by the unique coronavirus.
But those milestones came after some early stumbles, with delayed health providers' ability to conduct widespread testing as the virus first began to spread across the United States. The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention opted not to use coronavirus tests from the World Health Organization early on in the crisis, instead developing an American test that did not initially work properly.
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