Diagnostic labs are feeling the effects of the spike in Covid-19 cases, with a leading commercial lab saying test results can now take up to two weeks for some patients
More Americans are testing positive for coronavirus all over the US at record-breaking numbers and the surge is slowing down testing.
Labs across the country are now facing what seems like an almost"infinite" demand, one expert says. "We really do need to improve our turnaround times, primarily in areas and counties of outbreaks," Adm. Brett Giroir, a White House coronavirus task force member, said.Diagnostic labs are feeling the effects of the spike in cases, with a leading commercial lab saying testing results can now take up to two weeks for some patients.
Missouri gov. downplays kids getting coronavirus at school 01:23While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still studying the role children play in transmission, the agency recommends children socially distance at six feet apart from people they don't live with and anyone 2 years and older wear masks in public when socially distancing is difficult.
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