Coronavirus Conversations: Can advances in testing counter surging COVID-19 cases?
A member of the Florida National Guard directs vehicles at a COVID-19 testing site at the Miami Beach Convention Center during the coronavirus outbreak, Sunday, July 12, 2020, in Miami Beach, Floria. Florida on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any one state since the beginning of the pandemic.
The surge in coronavirus cases around the world, led by US states like Florida and Texas, serves as a reminder of the urgent need for more testing. But those who can get a test must sometimes wait days for the results. As part of our regular series discussing the pandemic and as a special podcast in The World’s feed, reporter Elana Gordon moderated a discussion with epidemiologist Dr. Michael Mina from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health on the latest advances in COVID-19 testing.
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