Authorities across the United States on Monday prepared for more cases of illness caused by the new coronavirus after a second fatality over the weekend, with the emphasis on ratcheting up the number of available test kits.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state has one confirmed case, welcomed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing New York to test for the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide since it emerged in China in December.
"I would like to have a goal of 1,000 tests per day capacity within one week because
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, whose state has one confirmed case, welcomed the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing New York to test for the virus that has killed more than 3,000 people worldwide since it emerged in China in December.
"I would like to have a goal of 1,000 tests per day capacity within one week because