In fact, the medical company owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has beefed up its capabilities to detect the coronavirus in other people. The company now offers a video preview of the process.
The initiative got off to a rocky start after President Donald Trump overestimated the availability and ability of Google’s “website” to facilitate verification. The first version of the program temporarily reached its maximum capacity when it was unveiled last week. On Monday, Verily and the government announced it had opened two more control sites and increased its capacity 20-fold.
Without a coordinated crusade of mass testing at the federal level, coronavirus testing is the responsibility of state governments and the private sector. It’s not at all ideal, but at least it’s something.
Rachel Kraus is a Mashable journalist specializing in fitness and wellness. She is originally from Los Angeles, a graduate of New York University’s J-School and writes cultural commentary on the Internet.