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Pence: Private Labs to Start Coronavirus Testing With ‘Enormous Capacity’

Pence: Private Labs to Start Coronavirus Testing With ‘Enormous Capacity’
Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold a press briefing at the White House in Washington on March 6, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Vice President Mike Pence announced March 6 that to detect and effectively respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, commercial laboratories would make testing available, relieving a nationwide shortage of diagnostic tests.

“We have been able to provide tests to all the state jurisdictions and labs that have requested it,” Pence said at a press conference, adding that commercial labs have also stepped in to develop tests to meet the future demand.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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