Health and Human Services secretary offers Senate 1,000 tests after Congress' physician said there weren't enough to test all 100 senators

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• Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that three Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests would be made available for the Senate, following reports that there were not enough tests for all 100 senators and that results could be delayed.
• The Senate is supposed to reconvene on Monday. 
• About half of the senate is over 65 years old and therefore more at risk of a severe case of coronavirus. 
• The White House has access to rapid testing, and those who meet with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are regularly tested. 
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Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that three Abbott point of care testing machines and 1,000 tests would be made available for the Senate, following reports that there were not enough tests for all 100 senators and that results could be delayed.

The Abbott machines would allow for quicker test results. 

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