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A group of coronavirus specimen collection units sit on the desk where Texas Governor Greg Abbott, center, addressed the coronavirus death of Patrick James who resided at the Texas Masonic Retirement Center. The press conference was held in the Arlington Emergency Management office in Arlington, Wednesday March 18, 2020. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

A group of coronavirus specimen collection units sit on the desk where Texas Governor Greg Abbott, center, addressed the coronavirus death of Patrick James who resided at the Texas Masonic Retirement Center. The press conference was held in the Arlington Emergency Management office in Arlington, Wednesday March 18, 2020. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

March 19, 2020

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Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital
March 19, 2020 10:55 a.m.

Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital

HOUSTON (AP) — Cars lined up for more than a mile outside a Houston hospital Thursday as the nation's fourth-largest city began drive-thru testing for the coronavirus, but officials warned they don't have enough kits or protective gear to meet demand.