US agency investigating production of faulty COVID-19 test kits

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WASHINGTON: The US Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Sunday (Mar 1) that it is investigating a manufacturing defect in some ...

The FDA said on Saturday it would allow some laboratories to immediately use tests they have developed and validated to achieve more rapid testing capacity for the coronavirus.FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement on Sunday that"upon learning about the test issue from CDC , FDA worked with CDC to determine that problems with certain test components were due to a manufacturing issue. We worked hand in hand with CDC to resolve the issues with manufacturing".

Reuters reported Friday that New York health officials had sought to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left them unable to diagnose people quickly in the nation’s most populous city.

 

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