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StoryGraph Biggest Story 2020-04-19 -- the food and drug administration, social distancing, public health, friedman for the new york times, testing kits

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The Rapid Coronavirus Test That Trump Hyped Produces False Negatives


The rapid coronavirus test that Trump touted at the White House and has been pushing for weeks has been producing false negatives.


Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump, Facing Criticism, Vows to Increase Swab Production


Governors say reopening their economies must be linked with wider testing for the virus but they continue to face shortages of supplies and testing kits.


Chile to Issue Coronavirus ‘Immunity Cards’ to Those Who Recover


The pandemic has reached Afghanistan’s presidential palace. Volunteers are stoking divisions as they tighten India’s lockdown.


An Overlooked, Possibly Fatal Coronavirus Crisis: A Dire Need for Kidney Dialysis


Ventilators aren’t the only machines in intensive care units that are in short supply. Doctors have been confronting an unexpected rise in patients with failing kidneys.


With Broad, Random Tests for Antibodies, Germany Seeks Path Out of Lockdown


It was the first large Western democracy to contain the spread of the coronavirus and is now the first to methodically go about reopening its economy. Others are watching.


Analysis | From ‘anybody’ can get tested to the states need to test: How Trump has shifted his rhetoric on coronavirus testing


Over the past month, the president has shifted his public assurances about coronavirus testing no fewer than five times.


US coronavirus death toll tops 40,000 as researchers call for more testing before reopening economy


The United States' coronavirus death toll topped 40,000 on Sunday afternoon, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.


Contamination Likely Caused Critical Delay Of CDC Coronavirus Testing: Report


The CDC didn't follow standard procedures, leading to the contamination of the first batch of testing kits, according to a Washington Post investigation.


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