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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Congress Isn't Ready for the Coronavirus

    Why the U.S. is so behind on COVID-19 testing. Plus: Remote work was thought of being the future for office work. The coronavirus outbreak has hastened that experiment.
    by Saahil Desai Mar 13, 2020 3 minutes

    It’s Friday, March 13. In today’s newsletter: Why the U.S. is so behind on COVID-19 testing. Plus: The white-collar work-from-home reckoning, hastened by the viral outbreak.

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    (EMANUELE CREMASCHI / GETTY / KATIE MARTIN / THE ATLANTIC)

    The federal government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak has been far from textbook.

    Just over 14,000 Americans have been tested for COVID-19 as of today, according to my colleagues are tracking with the help for the U.S.’s delays in such a key aspect of treating, containing, and understanding the disease (bureaucracy is one reason; delays in getting virus samples is another).

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