Testing Crunch Hampers Efforts to Curb Omicron Surge

Wall Street Journal: “The limited availability of test kits is frustrating people seeking tests and complicating efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus when most needed… As a result, Omicron cases could continue to rapidly increase and possibly overwhelm strapped healthcare systems.”

“People across the country aired their exasperation on social media, detailing their often fruitless searches for tests at government sites, drugstores, hospitals and even fire departments. Helicopters dispatched by local newscasts showed crowded test sites on the ground below, and friends texted one another in search of information about where at-home test kits might be available.”

New York Times: Rise of at-home tests casts doubts on accuracy of public Covid counts.