President Donald Trump has defended the need to ease coronavirus restrictions as soon as possible as the country's jobless rate skyrockets.
Last week, he unveiled a 15-day programme advising against large gatherings and calling for many Americans to remain at home — and many states have placed even greater restrictions on their residents.
President Trump said the rollout of new testing will enable more nuanced recommendations that would allow some lesser-impacted parts of the country to regain a sense of normality sooner.