Trump says he would 'certainly consider' mandating states to test nursing home residents
said Monday that he would "certainly consider" mandating governors to test all nursing home residents for the coronavirus.
. In nursing homes and long-term care facilities nationwide, more than 26,000 people have died of the virus, the AP reported.according to data from Johns Hopkins UniversityA federal mandate to test nursing home residents would mark the Trump administration's first national coronavirus order.that trying to impose coronavirus-related restrictions at a national level may be legally murky. The White House declined to provide additional comment on the president's remarks.
"I think, frankly, some of the governors were very lax with respect to nursing homes," Trump said. "It was obvious right from the beginning." "Now, some of the states, many of the states are doing that. But I think all of the states should be. They have the capacity, they should be doing nursing homes. That is a real vulnerability," the president added.
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