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“It’s not necessary, but it would be a good thing to have,” President Trump said of mass testing for coronavirus on April 9. (Video: The Washington Post, Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Trump contradicts experts, says widespread coronavirus testing not needed to reopen the country

President Trump on Thursday said mass testing for the coronavirus is not necessary for the United States to get back to normal, contradicting experts who say widespread testing is critical to ease out of social distancing. The Trump administration is pushing to reopen much of the country next month.

Epidemiologists and infectious-disease specialists have included widespread testing as part of the strategy for sending people back to work safely.

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