The FDA announced its approval of the use of the first rapid diagnostic test that could detect coronavirus in approximately 45 minutes. Authorization was made Friday and tests will begin shipping next week, according to the company manufacturing the tests
The authorization was made Friday and tests will begin shipping next week, according to a statement from California-based Cepheid, the company manufacturing the tests."During this time of increased demand for hospital services, Clinicians urgently need an on-demand diagnostic test for real-time management of patients being evaluated for admission to health-care facilities," said Dr. David Persing, MD, Ph.
D., chief medical and technology officer at Cepheid. "An accurate test delivered close to the patient can be transformative -- and help alleviate the pressure that the emergence of the 2019-nCoV outbreak has put on healthcare facilities that need to properly allocate their respiratory isolation resources," Persing added. This story is breaking and will be updated.CNN's Kelly Mena contributed to this story.
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