States to get virus testing kits as White House urges calm
February 28, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Friday they're scrambling to get coronavirus testing up and running in every state, as President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser urged Americans not to overreact to plunging financial markets.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said two more Americans tested positive for the virus out of the group of quarantined passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, bringing the national total to 62.
And the World Health Organization upgraded the risk level from the virus to "very high" as it continued to spread around the glob...
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