More Americans Are Getting Tested, But Experts Warn Of Second Wave
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🗓️ 6 May 2020
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Summary
Testing in the U.S. has been rising steadily, but experts say more is still needed and the US should be prepared for a second wave.
Several states are allowing restaurants to reopen and dining to resume, with limited capacity. Owners are struggling to figure out how they can reopen and turn a profit during the pandemic.
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| 0:00.0 | Turns out it's not disbanding. |
| 0:02.7 | But the White House coronavirus task force, |
| 0:05.2 | the president says, is going to shift focus to reopening. |
| 0:09.9 | And yes, will some people be affected? |
| 0:11.8 | Yes, will some people be affected badly? |
| 0:14.0 | Yes. |
| 0:14.8 | But we have to get our country open. |
| 0:16.8 | And we have to get it open soon. |
| 0:18.8 | Maybe I could ask if you'd like to address. |
| 0:21.0 | Coming up, why a second wave will look different than the first. |
| 0:24.8 | And as the US has the highest number of people who have died |
| 0:28.6 | in the world, more than 72,000 people, the UK has moved past Italy |
| 0:33.9 | for number two, with more than 30,000 people who have died. |
| 0:38.1 | We will hear how that country was slow to react to the virus. |
| 0:41.2 | This is coronavirus daily from NPR. |
| 0:43.3 | I'm Kelly McEvers. |
| 0:44.4 | It's Wednesday, May 6th. |
| 0:50.3 | Testing for the coronavirus in the US |
| 0:52.8 | has been rising steadily. |
| 0:54.8 | But we are still not where we need to be. |
| 0:57.7 | So we're testing about 250,000 people a day right now. |
| 1:01.4 | We should be testing 350 to 700,000 people a day right now. |
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