California, Texas, New York and other states to not follow new COVID-19 testing plan

Despite new guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggesting that older tests may t be needed, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illiis, Texas, New Jersey and New York plan to continue to test asymptomatic people who have been infected by vel coronavirus. Spokesman for Texas Department of State Health Services reportedly said that current guide by Texas suggests testing of all those people who have been in close contact with infected person. He furr ded that re is plan in changing guidelines as of w. 

Various states deny new testing plan

According to reports California and New York have also come up with similar statements. Health Department of Florida reportedly said that asymptomatic testing will continue since new CDC recommendations are being evaluated. Recently, CDC anunced a controversial change in its COVID-19 testing guidelines earlier this week, which doesn’t mandate testing for people without symptoms. change was reportedly me after pressure from higher echelons of Trump ministration and deliberations took place in absence of White House coronavirus task force member Dr Anthony Fauci. updated CDC guidelines were published on August 24 which said that people who h been in close contact with a COVID-19 patient “do t necessarily need a test” if y do t display symptoms. CDC Director Dr Robert Redfield said in a statement that changes to testing guidelines reflected “updated recommendations” from White House coronavirus task force.

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Reports suggest that vel coronavirus has affected 6,048,317 people in United States with 184,803 casualties. However, cases have fallen in a row for five weeks but infections are surging in US Midwest as four states reported record oneday increases in cases on August 27. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that coronavirus cases in United States are highest in world because of greater testing, trying to wash his hands of failed COVID-19 response. 

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According to reports, Andrew Cuomo Goverr of New York said that New York would t abide by new guidance. He furr ded that this decision has thing to do with politics. Mr. Cuomo along with  goverrs of New Jersey and Connecticut reportedly said in a joint statement that ‘180-degree reversal’ of testing guidelines for vel coronavirus is reckless as it is t based on science and has potential to dam reputation of CDC. Assistant secretary for health at Department of Health and Human Services, miral Brett Giroir, reportedly said that re is political pressure from ministration and testing asymptomatic patients this early could le to false negatives, contributing to spre of virus. Several Democrats questioned this move and wondered wher it was in line with Trump’s strategy. New York Goverr Andrew Cuomo said that reversal of COVID-19 testing strategy is t based on science but on politics, calling decision “indefensible”.

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