Air Force Will Fly Swabs From Italy to Boost Testing in the U.S. (2)

The U.S. is set to receive about 1 million nasal swabs with which to test for coronavirus each week in an ongoing mission from Italy, Peter Navarro, White House director of trade and manufacturing policy, said in an interview.

Manufacturer Copan Diagnostics has committed to providing the swabs on an ongoing basis from their Italian facility, and two more shipments are scheduled to arrive in the U.S. late Thursday evening and Friday, Navarro said.

Another shipment of 500,000 swabs was transported Thursday and arrived in Memphis, Air Force Air Mobility Command spokesman Col. Damien Pickart, said in a statement ...