“Last week, we crossed a historic line when the United States conducted 100 million tests for coronavirus,” RIA Novosti Trump was quoted as saying.
It is specified that another 150 million rapid tests will be distributed in the coming weeks.
This will more than double the number of tests performed.
According to Trump, 50 million tests will be directed to the most vulnerable segments of the population, another 100 million - to states and territories.
Earlier, the United States began the final phase of trials of a coronavirus vaccine that Johnson & Johnson is working on.