As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies in the United States, the demand for COVID-19 testing has increased. However, problems such as imperfect detection systems and weak government supervision have led to difficulties in distinguishing between true and false testing centers and low testing efficiency.
Paul Calkins, medical expert at Indiana University: Other countries in a similar situation have more robust testing teams, and you can test anywhere, very fast, cheap or free. Yet in the U.S., like these two test kits at home, they cost me $30. Even so, it's hard to buy.
Due to the lack of uniform government regulation, some fake coronavirus testing centers are emerging in an endless stream. According to reports, these fake testing centers sell personal information for profit under the guise of testing. After the test samples of the public are extracted, these testing centers will not send them to the laboratory for testing. Some citizens waited for days without results before they learned that they had been scammed.
In addition, the rapid increase in demand for testing and the shortage of staff have led to a serious inability of testing centres to be efficient. According to the US media reported on the 18th, a tester in California said that he waited for more than 7 days to get the test results, and the time promised by the testing center was 1 to 2 working days.
Sal Weber, director of a testing laboratory in Texas: Staffing is the biggest logistical problem we have, so it's hard to keep up.
Source: CCTV news client