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Amid testing concerns US officials unveil new coronavirus test kits and streamline commercial development


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Amid testing concerns US officials unveil new coronavirus test kits and streamline commercial development

The CDC has released a new diagnostic test for COVID-19 and rolled out guidelines for how state and local health labs can correct previously faulty test kits sent out by the agency. read more...



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