CDC Urges Diagnostics Makers To Scale Up Coronavirus Test
Executive Summary
The second in command at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said with the help of the Chinese government, the agency was quickly able to develop a diagnostic test for the new coronavirus – but now the private sector should use its resources to scale up production of the tests.
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