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Federal government set to open new testing sites to slow the spread of COVID-19
21:47 - 26:35 (04:48)
The federal government will be setting up emergency testing sites in areas that need additional testing capacity and will begin in New York City, where several federally run testing sites will be established, with plans to scale up to other places.
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The federal government will be setting up emergency testing sites in areas that need additional testing capacity, starting with New York City.
21:47 - 23:50 (02:03)
Summary
The federal government will be setting up emergency testing sites in areas that need additional testing capacity, starting with New York City. These will likely be large scale, federally funded testing sites.
ChapterFederal government set to open new testing sites to slow the spread of COVID-19
EpisodeA Covid Testing Crisis, Again
PodcastThe Daily
President Biden has directed the Pentagon to deploy 1,000 troops to staff hospitals and expand capacity, while also ordering FEMA to set up new pop-up vaccine clinics and send ventilators to states.
23:50 - 25:33 (01:42)
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President Biden has directed the Pentagon to deploy 1,000 troops to staff hospitals and expand capacity, while also ordering FEMA to set up new pop-up vaccine clinics and send ventilators to states. The plan aims to slow the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed.
ChapterFederal government set to open new testing sites to slow the spread of COVID-19
EpisodeA Covid Testing Crisis, Again
PodcastThe Daily
President Biden faced tough questions from reporters about the Omicron variant and whether his administration acted fast enough.
25:33 - 26:35 (01:02)
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President Biden faced tough questions from reporters about the Omicron variant and whether his administration acted fast enough. His answer, that the virus spread more rapidly than expected, goes against what experts say, which is that we should have been able to predict it.