With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms.

The article reports on the response of health officials in the U.S. to the short supply of test kits in the country for the 2019 novel coronavirus. Topics mentioned include the number of tests conducted in California as of March 5, 2020, a promise made by U.S. President Donald Trump about 1 million to 1.5 million tests to be sent around the country, and an emergency spending bill for the coronavirus worth 8.3 billion U.S. dollars.