Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday said national testing for Covid-19 is disastrously slow.
“The national testing scene is a complete disgrace,“ Polis said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “So, every test we send out to private lab partners nationally, Quest, Labcorp, seven days, eight days, nine days — maybe six days if we're lucky. Almost useless from an epidemiological or even diagnostic perspective.“
The number of diagnosed cases has been rising throughout most of the country, topping 3.7 million. On Saturday, the FDA granted the first emergency use authorization for pooled coronavirus testing for Covid-19, allowing up to four samples to be merged to expedite the results.
Polis, a Democrat, told host Chuck Todd that Colorado has managed to ameliorate the situation.
“Fortunately, our state lab has done yeoman's work. We're running three shifts a day there, 24 hours a day. So while some are still sent out of state, and unfortunately that takes a long time and we can’t count on it and our country needs to get testing right, we're trying to build that capacity in Colorado,” he said.
Polis, who imposed a statewide mask requirement Thursday in the wake of a rising number of coronavirus cases, said Colorado remains committed to cautiously reopening.
“There's only one way to go, Chuck,“ Polis said, “and that's forward. It's going forward cautiously and taking into account the danger that this virus presents. It's not a time for anxiety, it's a time for caution, and really taking the measures that we need to do to protect ourselves. And that means mask-wearing in public, it means increased social distancing, it means when you do have outbreaks, acting quickly at the site level.“
Polis said masks are an essential part of the reopening.
“Masks are a ticket to more freedom,“ he said on ABC’s “This Week.”
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