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Apr 17, 2020

More COVID-19 testing will be key

Among the new federal guidelines for easing the economy back up is more widespread testing. A global perspective on getting back to work after sheltering in place. China’s economy contracts for the first time in decades.

For states to ramp up economies, they'll have to meet certain criteria around widespread testing. — For states to ramp up economies, they'll have to meet certain criteria around widespread testing.
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Could employers start testing employees for COVID-19 at work?
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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The prospect raises health care privacy concerns about protections for workers found to be ill.
How do we get the economy back to normal? “Extremely cautiously,” says Economist editor in chief
by David Brancaccio, Meredith Garretson Morbey, Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Daniel Shin
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“We’re seeing the alarming cost of the lockdown,” Zanny Minton Beddoes said.

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More COVID-19 testing will be key