WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has announced that it is currently “transitioning” the last remaining federally operated coronavirus testing sites, of which there are 13 located in five states, to be re-established within local pharmacies in what The U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says is an attempt to “increase testing capacity.”The move comes after President Donald Trump said he had asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing because robust testing turns up too many cases of COVID-19.Trump has falsely associated the rise in cases with the rise in testing in the U.S. RELATED: New CDC model predicts up to 150,000 American COVID-19 deaths by mid-JulyThe virus has been blamed for over 120,000 U.S..