What happened as a result of the coronavirus?

Unemployment rate went up

American officials are scrambling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, after weeks of setbacks and missteps that may have allowed the virus to gain a foothold.

The Trump administration has promised a rapid expansion, saying as many as a million diagnostic tests could be available - though not necessarily administered - by the end of this week.

Many scientists wonder if the moves came too late, and a surge of positive test results has raised critical questions: Why weren't more Americans tested sooner? How many may be carrying the virus now?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention botched its first attempt to mass-produce a diagnostic test kit. A replacement test took several weeks, and the C. D. C. imposed stringent, narrow criteria and still did not permit state and local laboratories to make final diagnoses. The result: A relatively tiny number of Americans have been tested, with consequences that are now becoming clear.