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Coronavirus testing in the US has been hampered by multiple problems

By Colin Barras

11 March 2020

 

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus test kit for labs

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IT IS more than seven weeks since the , but according to one estimate, had been tested for the infection by 7 March. In contrast, reports suggest that more than .

One reason for the low figure in the US lies in problems with the tests developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although it sent test kits out to state…

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