The entry of commercial lab companies Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings...
CHICAGO/NEW YORK - The entry of commercial lab companies Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Quest Diagnostics Inc to help identify cases of the new coronavirus does not seem to be easing the burden of testing in the United States.
LabCorp and Quest said they now have the capacity to conduct thousands of tests per day and that they have already begun testing individuals for the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19. But patients, doctors and government officials say there is still a shortage. But turnaround time for results is typically three to four days, not including time for collection and handling by the healthcare provider.
“There has been talk of localities taking matters into their own hands. I believe that that is what’s going to happen if we don’t get this federal approval. And I think this is bluntly the last chance,” de Blasio said at a news conference.
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