I hear repeatedly that the turnaround for COVID-19 test results is five to seven days.

I live in Arizona and I've been told that that's actually business days.

If true, that makes the testing result time even more unacceptable.

Are you hearing that also?

I've been hearing so much about problems with testing and delayed results.

About six months now after the coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, diagnostic testing

here in the United States remains inconsistent.

Testing test results are taking anywhere from 30 minutes to 14 days and even then your

results may not be accurate.

Here's my colleague, CNN Investigate of Correspondent Drew Griffin.

Why is coronavirus testing in the U.S. still a debacle?

CNN spoke to state health officials, testing labs, test suppliers, hospitals and industry

insiders more than 20 testing experts, the overwhelming consensus, no federal plan.

Earlier this month, Griffin spoke with experts who said the Trump administration's efforts

to coordinate coronavirus testing nationwide have fallen short.

There is not enough of anything.

The swabs, pipettes, the chemicals needed to perform a test called reagents, which is

leading to huge competition between states and labs.

The experts called for increased use of the Defense Production Act, among other solutions

to these problems.

Half a year into the pandemic, the United States is still stuck with an unreliable, confusing

testing system that has created sometimes more questions than answers.

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