To preserve swabs, the department said that only hospitalized patients with symptoms should be tested for COVID-19. It didn’t say how it plans to get more swabs.
“As the swab supply continues to decline, there is a real possibility hospitals will completely run out,” the department wrote.
States are also running low on chemicals needed to process COVID-19 tests, according to The Hill.
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