Under a law passed earlier this year, the Trump administration is required to develop a national testing strategy. ADADThe Washington Post obtained a copy of the plan, which set a goal for states of testing at least 2 percent of their residents in May and June. Other states have downplayed asymptomatic testing as unreliable or a poor use of resources. Still, many experts agree that completely random asymptomatic testing is not an effective strategy. “There’s been far too much of this group think around, ‘test, test, test,’ without understanding what it’s accomplishing,” said Michael Osterholm, the director of the center.

Source: Washington Post June 10, 2020 12:01 UTC