Alphabet’s Verily Tested About 20 People on First Day of Program
- Company describes program as a pilot with staged rollout
- The U.S. has struggled to ramp up coronavirus testing
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Alphabet Inc. health-care unit Verily ran tests for about 20 people on its first day of screening for the coronavirus.
The company aims to double that number on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the situation. A spokesperson for Verily declined to comment on the test numbers. The firm has said it is working with the state of California to expand the program.