New York mayor says lack of coronavirus testing may delay city reopening

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that it could take weeks, if not months, before the United States' most populous city reopens due to a lack of widespread testing, even as officials elsewhere began rolling back restrictions on daily life, Reuters reports.

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference in temporary hospital located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre as the outbreak of Covid-19 continues in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US. — Reuters
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks to the media during a press conference in temporary hospital located at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre as the outbreak of Covid-19 continues in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US. — Reuters

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