"The FDA has approved emergency use of a new coronavirus test that delivers positive results in 5 minutes and negative results in 13"
"...The company will ramp up its production to make 50,000 units per day beginning next week."
"...The FDA also approved Abbott's m2000 RealTime system for coronavirus detection last week. With the two systems combined, the medical device company claims it will produce about 5 million tests for the novel virus in April.
"...other companies producing medical devices with even faster testing capabilities are racing to receive approval from the FDA. Henry Schein Inc. is developing a point-of-care antibody test, however, it cannot definitely diagnose an infection, Bloomberg reported.The US government has been criticized for its lagging response to the coronavirus, including its low testing capabilities after weeks and delays in producing its own coronavirus test.
However, the testing capabilities in the US are finally beginning to catch up, resulting in a surge of confirmed cases across the country going from 32,000 on March 22 to over 100,000 today.
While the US testing capabilities are now in a better place, the healthcare system still faces extreme shortages of critical medical supplies to treat COVID-19 patients, including ventilators and personal protective gear for health workers, including masks.
https://www.businessinsider.com/fda...avirus-test-delivers-results-5-minutes-2020-3
"...The company will ramp up its production to make 50,000 units per day beginning next week."
"...The FDA also approved Abbott's m2000 RealTime system for coronavirus detection last week. With the two systems combined, the medical device company claims it will produce about 5 million tests for the novel virus in April.
"...other companies producing medical devices with even faster testing capabilities are racing to receive approval from the FDA. Henry Schein Inc. is developing a point-of-care antibody test, however, it cannot definitely diagnose an infection, Bloomberg reported.The US government has been criticized for its lagging response to the coronavirus, including its low testing capabilities after weeks and delays in producing its own coronavirus test.
However, the testing capabilities in the US are finally beginning to catch up, resulting in a surge of confirmed cases across the country going from 32,000 on March 22 to over 100,000 today.
While the US testing capabilities are now in a better place, the healthcare system still faces extreme shortages of critical medical supplies to treat COVID-19 patients, including ventilators and personal protective gear for health workers, including masks.
https://www.businessinsider.com/fda...avirus-test-delivers-results-5-minutes-2020-3
