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NewsColony Reopening The Economy Could Depend On Faster COVID-19 Testing CHICAGO (CBS) — As talk turns to a slight re-open of the economy, scientists turn their attention back to a massive short-coming in this country: testing for COVID-19. CBS 2’s Chris Tye reports on how Illinois stacks up in getting it right. The U.S. has improved its numbers, but is still lagging on a global scale CBS 2 dug into the latest number: Illinois is squarely in the middle of all 50 states as far as the number, per capita, getting tested. Experts said getting that number up, from coast to coast, is nothing less than a moon-shot. Last week, an emissions testing station in Markham made the switch. On Monday, St. Timothy Church in Gary, Indiana transformed into a COVID-19 test site. Small steps, not the giant leaps, Dr. Gregg Gonsalves of Yale University said we need. “We’re being asked to do something more mundane than moonshot. Make 10-20 million more tests,” Gonsalves said. CBS 2 dug into the te...