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BEERSHEBA, Israel — A team of three Israeli scientists has pioneered a coronavirus testing procedure that they say is faster and more efficient than any now in use, testing samples in pools of as many as 48 people at once. The Israeli government plans to roll out the new method …

Earlier this summer, Trump administration officials hailed a new strategy for catching coronavirus infections: pooled testing. The decades-old approach combines samples from multiple people to save time and precious testing supplies. Federal health officials like Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Adm. Brett Giroir said pooling would allow for constant surveillance …

Here’s what you need to know: America is testing more. But the results are too slow, a survey finds. Democrats and Republicans have agreed to work toward a deal on a relief package by the end of the week. The number of virus-related deaths worldwide has passed 700,000. Johnson & …

Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. testing czar admits test results take too long, as some state officials worry about backlogs. Florida now has more reported virus cases than New York. Birx advises several states to close bars as infection rates climb. A Sept. 11 tribute bows to …

This briefing has now ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: The White House pushes to eliminate billions from a relief proposal drafted by Senate Republicans. The F.D.A. signs off on pooled testing, which significantly expands diagnostic capacity. A study in South Korea finds that …

TOKYO — As the world tries to get a handle on the coronavirus and emerge from paralyzing lockdowns, public health officials have repeated a mantra: “test, test, test.” But Japan went its own way, limiting tests to only the most severe cases as other countries raced to screen as many …

Presented by PinkLion.AI “Now that we’re all in this unique situation with COVID-19, do we have an opportunity to do something dramatically different together?” asked Jennifer Bonine, co-founder and CEO of PinkLion.AI, at GamesBeat 2020. “What are some of the new strategies we’re going to leverage in our companies to …

As President Trump pushes to reopen the economy, most of the country is not conducting nearly enough testing to track the path and penetration of the coronavirus in a way that would allow Americans to safely return to work, public health officials and political leaders say. Although capacity has improved …

Laboratories around the country are now facing potential shortages of key materials and chemicals needed to run tests for the novel coronavirus, as cases spread to more than two-thirds of the states and the global pandemic strains testing resources even further. Some lab directors say they are already beginning to …