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Trump urges slowdown in Covid-19 testing, calling it a 'double-edge sword'

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US President Donald Trump on Saturday told thousands of cheering supporters he had asked US officials to slow down testing for the novel coronavirus, calling it a "double-edged sword" that led to more cases being discovered.

Trump (above) said the US had now tested 25 million people, far more than other countries.

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