A digital sign on a street reads “Covid-19 testing next right. Appointment required.” | John Paraskevas/Newsday via Getty Images

The CDC released new guidance pushing fewer people to get tested for the coronavirus.

A couple of months ago, President Donald Trump said he told federal officials to “slow the testing down, please.”

Now the Trump administration is taking a step that would, in effect, slow down testing.

On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its testing guidelines to no longer recommend people get tested even when they’ve come into close contact with someone who’s infected.

The previous guidelines stated, “Testing is recommended for all close contacts of persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Because of the potential for asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission, it is important that contacts of individuals with SARS-CoV-2 infection be quickly identified and tested.”

The updated guidelines claim,