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March 21, 2020 07:34 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/cvKV-YHu770/americas-fda-authorizes-fast-coronavirus-testing-system
America's FDA Authorizes Fast Coronavirus Testing System
America's Food and Drug Administration has approved a coronavirus test from a company called Cepheid. It can deliver its results in about 45 minutes, "much faster than current tests that require a sample to be sent to a centralized lab, where results can take days," reports The Hill:The test has been designed to operate on any of Cepheid's more than 23,000 automated GeneXpert Systems worldwide, of which 5,000 are in the U.S., the company said. The systems are already being used to test for conditions such as HIV and tuberculosis. The systems do not require users to have specialty training to perform testing and are capable of running around the clock. "An accurate test delivered close to the patient can be transformative" and can "help alleviate the pressure" that the COVID-19 outbreak has put on health facilities, David Persing, Cepheid's chief medical and technology officer, said in a statement.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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