Trump urges health officials to slow Covid-19 testing
Supporters of US President Donald Trump listening to him speak at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, yesterday. It his first campaign event since the coronavirus outbreak forced nationwide shutdowns in March. – AFP pic, June 21, 2020.
US President Donald Trump yesterday said he is encouraging health officials in his administration to slow down Covid-19 testing, arguing that increasing it leads to more cases being discovered. He has claimed falsely on several occasions that infection surges in several states can be explained by increased diagnostic tests.
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