2 New Coronavirus Tests Approved by FDA

A sample taken from a person tested for the new coronavirus is seen at a drive-through station at Caroll Hospital's parking garage in Westminster, Maryland, on March 16, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Food and Drug Administration approved two new coronavirus tests this week, among the first that are designed by commercial laboratories.

One test is made by Hologic and the other is made by the Laboratory Corporation of America, known as LabCorp.