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White House announces new national testing guidelines for coronavirus

The White House announced a new national testing strategy Monday, saying it is preparing to send states enough tests to screen 2% of their populations per month. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett, political correspondent Ed O’Keefe and political director Caitlin Conant join CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the strategy and the rest of the day’s top political headlines. Source

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Automakers stepping up in fight against coronavirus outbreak

General Motors announced they are hiring a thousand new workers at their plant in Kokomo, Indiana, to help build 30,000 ventilators this summer. The move comes as car production in the U.S. has been shuttered and many workers have been furloughed or laid off. Norah O’Donnell recaps her report from Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes.” Source

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Farmers forced to euthanize livestock as coronavirus strikes food service industry

Poultry farmers in Delaware and Maryland say they are being forced to destroy 2 million chickens because there aren’t enough healthy employees to process them. This follows a warning by the head of Tyson Foods, who said the nation’s food supply chain is breaking down as the coronavirus sweeps through meat packing plants. Manuel Bojorquez has a look. Source

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