By AFP More by this AuthorTulsaUS President Donald Trump said Saturday he was encouraging health officials in his administration to slow down testing, arguing that increased tests lead to more cases being discovered. The president has claimed falsely on several occasions that surges of Covid-19 in several states can be explained by increased diagnostic tests. At his first rally since the outbreak forced nationwide shutdowns in March, Trump told the crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma that testing was a "double-edged sword." MORE TESTS, MORE CASESAdvertisement"Here is the bad part: When you do testing to that extent, you are going to find more people, you will find more cases," Trump argued. Coronavirus cases have spiked in several states, including Oklahoma, and local health officials had asked Trump to postpone the rally, fearing it would contribute to the spread.

Source: Daily Nation June 21, 2020 03:45 UTC