An agency spokeswoman noted that Congress largely didn’t provide specific directions for where the rest of the money should go. The Trump administration has largely met testing goals Azar laid out in May, after an initial slow response that won it heavy criticism. While part of the rise may be due to increased testing capturing more cases, that doesn’t fully explain the spikes, experts say. President Trump appeared to mock the situation at his campaign rally in Tulsa, on Saturday night, calling widespread testing a “double-edged sword.”AD“Here’s the bad part,” Trump said. “When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people, you’re going to find more cases.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2020 20:50 UTC