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The Trump administration plans to purchase 150 million rapid coronavirus tests from Abbott Laboratories, the White House announced Thursday.

Why it matters: Abbott said Wednesday it plans to make 50 million of the $5 coronavirus tests by the start of October. COVID-19 testing, which is essential to tracking the spread of the virus, declined across the U.S. this month.

Trump admin to buy 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott

Coronavirus testing declined across the U.S. this month.

President Trump sits behind a table with the Homeland Security crest behind him 

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and President Trump on Aug. 27. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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The Trump administration plans to purchase 150 million rapid coronavirus tests from Abbott Laboratories, the White House announced Thursday.Why it matters: Abbott said Wednesday it plans to make 50 million of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="$5 coronavirus tests" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/abbott-laboratories-covid-19-coronavirus-rapid-test-d41f671d-c321-4e01-8393-029881defffa.html" data-vars-content-id="500541ad-6aa9-4a7b-b260-11efdbae1a72" data-vars-headline="Trump admin to buy 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/abbott-laboratories-covid-19-coronavirus-rapid-test-d41f671d-c321-4e01-8393-029881defffa.html" target="_self">$5 coronavirus tests</a> by the start of October. COVID-19 testing, which is essential to tracking the spread of the virus, declined across the U.S. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="this month" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/were-doing-a-lot-less-coronavirus-testing-df191643-91ed-40a4-83f6-0586a7ef9930.html" data-vars-content-id="500541ad-6aa9-4a7b-b260-11efdbae1a72" data-vars-headline="Trump admin to buy 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/were-doing-a-lot-less-coronavirus-testing-df191643-91ed-40a4-83f6-0586a7ef9930.html" target="_self">this month</a>.

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Trump admin to buy 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests from Abbott

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