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Google, Walmart join US effort to speed up coronavirus testing

Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots

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Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots

Reuters
Corporate America joined the fight against the spread of coronavirus on Friday, as President Donald Trump and executives announced that Google would offer a website to help people determine whether they needed tests and retailers would set up drive-through testing in parking lots. 

Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), Walmart Inc (WMT.N), Target Corp (TGT.N) and drugstore owner CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) all closed up more than 9%, in line with the broad stock market, though Alphabet dropped 2% after hours.

Pressure has been rising on US officials to increase and improve testing for the fast-spreading virus, which has reached almost