There were 292,527 new Covid-19 cases reported to the World Health Organization in the last 24 hours, more than in any other day
From CNN's Jen Christensen and Naomi Thomas
The NIH launched the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics in April after it received an emergency supplemental appropriation of $1.4 billion from Congress. There was an “overwhelming response” to the department’s call for new technology, the NIH said. It received more than 650 applications. The seven companies that got the contracts use different approaches to testing. Four of the technologies should speed up and increase the capacity of lab testing, using next generation sequencing methods. Three of the technologies use platforms that should give more rapid results in point-of care-settings like in childcare centers, nursing homes, schools and workplaces. Some of these new tests should also be easier to use than the current nasal swab, and will use saliva instead.
All the companies that have won these contracts either have emergency use authorization from the FDA for their technology or their applications are in process, according to the NIH.
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