{"id":143776,"date":"2020-05-03T06:20:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T06:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/senate-to-receive-rapid-covid-19-tests-trump-azar\/"},"modified":"2020-05-03T06:20:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T06:20:58","slug":"senate-to-receive-rapid-covid-19-tests-trump-azar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/senate-to-receive-rapid-covid-19-tests-trump-azar\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to Receive Rapid COVID-19 Tests: Trump, Azar"},"content":{"rendered":"

As senators return to Capitol Hill from an extended recess due to the virus outbreak, they will be supplied with rapid COVID-19 tests, according to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services chief Alex Azar.<\/p>\n

Trump said in a tweet<\/a> Saturday that there was \u201ctremendous\u201d testing capacity for senators returning to work on Monday, adding that a rapid test developed by Abbott would be used.<\/p>\n

Azar said in a tweet of his own that the administration will supply lawmakers with both tests and three rapid-result testing machines.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood news: as the Senate reconvenes to do important work for the American people during this public health crisis, we have now received an initial request and are sending three Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests for their use,\u201d Azar said in a tweet late Friday.<\/p>\n

The Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test was granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late March. It runs on a portable device the size of a toaster and the company says the process can deliver<\/a> \u201cpositive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause of its small size, it can be used in more non-traditional places where people can have their results in a matter of minutes, bringing an alternate testing technology to combat the novel coronavirus,\u201d Abbott said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump added in his tweet, \u201cPlease inform Dr. Brian P. Monahan,\u201d the Capitols attending physician. According to multiple reports<\/a>, Monahan told Republican officials he didnt have the capacity to test all 100 senators when they return to work after the long absence. Monahan reportedly said he lacked the equipment to perform rapid COVID-19 tests. Azars announcement of the expected delivery of the Abbott testing machines suggests that may no longer be a constraint.<\/p>\n

In his tweet, Trump also suggested there were enough tests to accommodate members of the House, \u201cwhich should return but isnt because of Crazy Nancy P,\u201d referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).<\/p>\n

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