 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to buy 2,000 of its BD Veritor Plus Systems and 750,000 of its SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kits, the company said. According to U.S. health experts, broad testing for the virus in the country needs to be ramped up as the White House considers when and how to lift stay-at-home restrictions and lockdowns triggered by the pandemic. There is absolutely a recognized need for this type of testing, Dave Hickey, president of Becton Dickinsons integrated diagnostic solutions business, said in an interview. 