Google's surprise.... and why health professionals left out of national planning

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Trump announced Google's coronavirus test site. That was news to Google
https://mashable.com/article/trump-google-test-website/

Also rather than being nationwide, the company Verily is planning to start in SF Bay Area only...

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US Intel Agencies Played Unsettling Role in Classified and "9/11-like" Coronavirus Response Plan

The classification of coronavirus planning meetings was first covered by Reuters, which noted that the decision to classify was "an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government's response to the contagion." ...the classification order, which was made in mid-January by the National Security Council (NSC), led by Robert O'Brien — a longtime friend and colleague of his predecessor John Bolton.

HHS officials with the appropriate security clearances held meetings on coronavirus response at the department's Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF)... facilities "usually reserved for intelligence and military operations" and — in HHS' case — for responses to "biowarfare or chemical attacks." ...the classification decision prevented key experts from participating in meetings and slowed down the ability of HHS and the agencies it oversees, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to respond to the crisis by limiting participation and information sharing. ...