Los Angeles first major US city to offer free COVID-19 testing: Mayor Garcetti

Los Angeles has become first major city in United States to provide free COVID-19 testing regardless of symptoms, said LA Mayor Eric Garcetti. Speaking at a press conference, Garcetti said that Los Angeles will be first major US city to offer large, widescale testing to all its residents, with or without symptoms, but ded that people with symptoms will be given priority.

According to website meant for COVID-19 testing appointments, priority for same or next day testing will be given to people with symptoms, such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Certain critical front-line workers who interact with public while working will also be on priority list of testing.

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Los Angeles County reported 1,541 new coronavirus cases on April 29, bringing total to 22,485. 7 per cent surge in single-day jump also includes a backlog of cases that were processed. In city, 683 new cases were reported on Wednesday, bringing total to 10,380 - again a 7 per cent increase.

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Continued global surge

According to latest report, over 3.2 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed worldwide with over 228,000 deaths, overwhelming health care facilities across globe. United States, Italy, Spain and France are worst-hit countries due to pandemic with around 62 per cent of death toll reported from se four countries alone. 

numbers get more sombre for US as it has reported over a million cases, one-third of worldwide cases, and more than 61,000 deaths due to infectious disease. Within United States, New York has reported almost one-third of nationwide coronavirus cases and almost one-tenth of worldwide cases.

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