Chaos At U.S. Hospitals Due to Shortages In Coronavirus Testing Kits
LOS ANGELES — As COVID-19 cases spike, the test kits needed to help stem the spread of the disease remain in short supply, with health care workers across California reporting widespread failings in the federal government’s response to the growing crisis.
Federal officials said nearly 1 million tests were expected to be available by the end of this week. But in California, one of the country’s hardest-hit regions with 60 cases, the total testing capacity is limited to only 7,400 through the weekend, according to the California Department of Public Health.
The inability to test widely and swiftly for the novel coronavirus has impeded the country’s ability to beat back the spread of the virus, experts say. Without testing, public health officials don’t know where the virus is spreading and where to target efforts to contain it. Twelve Americans have been killed so far by the disease.
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WNU Editor: This is why there has been a problem .... The CDC’s rocky effort to get Americans tested for coronavirus, explained (VOX). The CDC is promising to correct this in the next few days .... Trying to make up for lost time, the CDC will distribute 1.1 million COVID-19 tests by this weekend (Tech Crunch). I asked my brother on why is there a problem. His is a Doctor in Chemistry but he works in the bio-tech field in San Francisco. His specialty is making sure that drug products are manufactured properly and within guidelines. According to him the initial kits were not up to spec. To correct this takes time, They have to review how they are making these kits, and then correct it. But according to him they should solve this quickly.
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Chaos At U.S. Hospitals Due to Shortages In Coronavirus Testing Kits
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