Issue That Delayed Widespread Coronavirus Testing Fixed: Officials

Issue That Delayed Widespread Coronavirus Testing Fixed: Officials
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., in a file photograph. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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Federal health officials said an issue that delayed expanded testing for the new coronavirus in the United States has been fixed, paving the way for public health laboratories across the nation to test patients locally for the disease the virus causes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent test kits to labs across the country earlier this month but one of three steps in the test led to inconclusive results.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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