Khaldun: Michigan has coronavirus testing supplies ‘through another week’ (Bridge)

A lack of supplies is particularly worrisome as Michigan logged its biggest one-day jump in cases on Saturday.
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Testing for the coronavirus in Michigan, which the state said has ramped up to nearly 2,000 tests a day, may soon slow again because of what the state’s medical chief calls a “dire need” for swabs, reagents and other testing materials.

Based on current testing supplies in Michigan, “we could probably get through another week,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun told Bridge Magazine.

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Ben Lando, a 4th generation Kalamazooan, became a journalist more than 20 years ago covering Kalamazoo city and county governments and other community stories for local radio stations and newspapers. Based in Washington, D.C., from ’06-’09, he was a reporter and editor for United Press International covering U.S. and global energy/political/security stories. He moved to Baghdad in ’09 as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Time, and other news outlets. He founded www.iraqoilreport.com which remains the premier outlet covering economic, security, and political developments. He returned home in 2013, started a family, and launched NowKalamazoo in 2019.

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