CDC to Send Updated Coronavirus Test Kits to Labs Across Nation

CDC to Send Updated Coronavirus Test Kits to Labs Across Nation
This undated photo provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows CDC’s laboratory test kit for the new coronavirus. CDC via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be sending updated test kits to state and local laboratories across the nation, a top official said on Friday, in a move meant to expand testing capacity ahead of the predicted community spread of the new coronavirus.

The CDC produced a test kit weeks ago, but labs uncovered an issue with the third of three steps, preventing most labs from testing locally for COVID-19, which is caused by the new illness.

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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