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Public health labs suffered budget cuts prior to coronavirus An APM Reports analysis finds that public labs in at least 10 states — the first line of defense in an outbreak — endured budget troubles or staffing shortages in the past decade. The labs will be critical to conducting the increased testing needed to end social distancing. ▻ Read the story  How have you been impacted by the coronavirus? The APM Reports team is investigating the ongoing effects of Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Through our reporting, and with help from community members like you, we hope to shed light on how people are responding to the disease, whether people are able to protect themselves, and what life is like for the people who are sick and the health care workers who take care of them. ▻ Take our survey |