Coronavirus Update: Trump Says Testing Will 'Not Be A Problem' As More States Reopen

As more states plan to reopen economies, President Donald Trump and the White House unveiled the latest strategy for coronavirus testing after a meeting with some business industry leaders for potentially establishing rapid response programs.

Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Mississippi and Colorado have allowed some businesses to reopen with social distancing measures.

"Testing is not going to be a problem at all," the president said, during the press briefing at the Rose Garden on Monday. "All parts of the country are in good shape and getting better," he added. “We are continually expanding our testing capacity and are hopeful that we’ll be reopening soon.”

The Trump administration released the blueprint to guide states on its testing capacity.

"Having these plans in place and programs in place will help states prevent and contain local outbreaks that may occur as economic and social activities expand across the country," the blueprint underscores. It comes as coronavirus testing has been severely lacking in America and state officials have been repeatedly asking the federal government for the resources.

The blueprint showed the Trump administration planned to test 2%, or roughly 6.6 million, of the U.S. population per month. Admiral Brett Giroir, the assistant health secretary, told CBS News the federal government will be acquiring and shipping swabs and testing kits at one area per state.

A section of the blueprint also stated testing will be a “partnership” between the federal government, the states and the private sector, which shall develop the technologies. However, the bulk of the responsibility to conduct the tests -- such as funding, planning, design, identification of barriers and execution -- will be carried by the states. It placed the federal government as the "supplier of last resort" for the testing materials.

Governors were also told the White House Coronavirus Task Force was gathering data on how many tests were needed per state, but additional details, including commitments and timelines of delivery, will be unveiled at a later date.

Experts cited the U.S. needed to test a minimum of 500,000 people a day or at least 30 million people before the economy reopens. According to the COVID Tracking Project, however, only 1.6% of the whole U.S. population has been tested so far.

Meanwhile, coronavirus infections in the U.S. were nearing the one million mark, with over 55,000 deaths as of April 27, per the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine.