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Source: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815522836/u-s-coronavirus-testing-gets-a-breakthrough
U.S. Coronavirus Testing Gets A Potential Breakthrough
March 13, 20206:53 PM ET
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National Guard personnel stand beside a line of motorists waiting for coronavirus testing in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Friday. Major retailers such as CVS, Target and Walmart are pledging to set up drive- through test sites in some of their parking lots.
John Minchillo/AP
In what's looking more like a public health debacle, the U.S. has a serious testing problem with the coronavirus. Only around 15,000 people have been tested so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And public health experts say that's not nearly enough to know how widespread the outbreak is and how to respond.
But the Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new test from the giant pharmaceutical company Roche that could represent a major breakthrough...
U.S. Coronavirus Testing Gets A Potential Breakthrough
March 13, 20206:53 PM ET
Chris Arnold 2016 square
National Guard personnel stand beside a line of motorists waiting for coronavirus testing in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Friday. Major retailers such as CVS, Target and Walmart are pledging to set up drive- through test sites in some of their parking lots.
John Minchillo/AP
In what's looking more like a public health debacle, the U.S. has a serious testing problem with the coronavirus. Only around 15,000 people have been tested so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And public health experts say that's not nearly enough to know how widespread the outbreak is and how to respond.
But the Food and Drug Administration has just approved a new test from the giant pharmaceutical company Roche that could represent a major breakthrough...