California’s ability to test people for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has been limited by incomplete test kits provided by the federal government, the state’s governor said Thursday. While the state government has 8,000 test kits available, the kits have not all included every necessary component to actually perform the test for COVID-19, Newsom said. Newsom said that at the “beginning of this process,” the state did not realize the federal government’s test kits were incomplete. The state is partnering with other commercial labs, as well as university and private hospitals, to supplement testing moving forward. Under a new executive order, the California governor directed people in the state to not hold large gatherings of more than 250 people, including sporting events and concerts.

Source: Huffington Post March 12, 2020 21:09 UTC