CDC LOCS Lab Update: Updated Information about Emergency Use Authorization for CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel

March 03, 2020

Even though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel, public health laboratories will not be immediately ready to test for nCoV until they complete their test performance verification processes.

For more information, see the joint communication issued by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE).

Learn more by reading the full CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) update here. Check out the CDC LOCS website and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Information for Laboratories website for the latest information.

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