CDC LOCS Lab Alert: DOT Issues Safety Notice for Transportation of COVID-19 Diagnostic Samples

July 01, 2020

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a Safety Advisory Notice for the Transportation of COVID-19 Diagnostic Samples. This notice was published in response to inspections that revealed COVID-19 diagnostic test samples that were improperly marked or packaged for shipping.

For specific packaging and shipping guidance, see the advisory (link below) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Documentation.

Read the Safety Advisory here: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/2020-06/UN3373%20COVID%2019%20Safety%20Advisory.pdf.

This Lab Alert was originally published by the CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) 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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