To: longnshort who wrote (1208644 ) 3/13/2020 8:31:11 AM From: sylvester80 Read Replies (2) | Respond to PROOF that INCOMPETENT tRump has turned U.S. into the WORLD's WORST SHITHOLE...mercurynews.com California now has 8,227 test kits sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he said. The kits were welcomed, arriving after a long delay, but the good news was quickly tempered. “The tests are not complete,” said Newsom, in a press briefing. “It is imperative that the federal government and labs across the United States get the benefit of all the ingredients that are components of the test.” The surge in testing has increased demand for this chemical, a critical component used to run the test. The labs that make the chemical are running low, and it is not contained in the federally-supplied tests. Newsom compared it to “going to the store and purchasing a printer, but forgetting to purchase the ink. You need multiple components.” More than 900 Californians are awaiting testing after disembarking from the Grand Princess cruise ship. They are in quarantine at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield or Miramar Naval Station in San Diego, and all will be tested at some point, Newsom said, adding that “this is happening in real time.” In a state of nearly 40 million residents, by Thursday morning, California had conducted a total of only 1,573 tests at its 18 state test labs. Of those, 198 people have tested positive. That’s 21 more cases than Wednesday – a 10 percent increase. To test 5% of California’s population over the coming three months, we would need, on average, 2,222 tests every day. South Korea — with a population of 50 million, only one-fifth larger than California — is testing 10,000 people a day, around the clock, at 79 designated test centers, according to reports. In Australia, where actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson just tested positive, no shortages have been reported. Same for European Union countries.
