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Biden says U.S. should have done more COVID testing earlier

by Reuters
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:19 GMT

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden conceded on Wednesday that the United States should have done more earlier to boost COVID-19 testing while he pledged not to return to lockdowns and said the Omicron variant was not a cause for panic.

"Should we have done more testing earlier? Yes," Biden told reporters at the White House.

(Reporting by Alexandra Alper and Jeff Mason Editing by Chris Reese)

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