The Mayor of Phoenix said she only found out the city was getting a 'significant' federal coronavirus testing site from a tweet

• Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego told Business Insider she only found out west Phoenix was getting a 'significant' federal testing site through a tweet. 
• The mayor had been calling for federal help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to increase testing in the city. 
• Arizona has turned into the epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak, surpassing 100,000 cases this week.
• The bulk of those cases are in Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located. 
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said she's been calling for additional resources to help the city tackle the coronavirus outbreak, including requesting help from the federal government for increased testing capacity. 

The mayor told Business Insider that her requests were denied for months.

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