Pence says states have enough COVID-19 tests to start phase one of White House recovery plan

The Trump administration sought Friday to alleviate fears about the availability of mass testing for the coronavirus, with Vice President Mike Pence telling reporters that states "have enough tests to implement the criteria of phase one" of the White House plan to reopen the economy "if they choose to do so." A slide in the White House briefing room touted that the U.S. had completed more than 3,780,000 tests as of Thursday. —More...