Representatives from a number of states said the list provided to them for coronavirus testing contained labs that they already knew about, or ones that weren't approved for the testing.
that are considering re-opening their economies after locking down in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.that the task force had given each state a list of labs that could offer additional testing capacity. He later said this had quickly produced dramatic results.
Representatives from nine states said that the list had been reviewed but had not produced more testing. Six states said that the lists hadn't even been seen or reviewed — at least as far as the responding official knew. In Wyoming, the list was reviewed, but, according to officials, it did not provide any useful new information because it included veterinary or research labs that did not have the regulatory approval needed to perform diagnostic medical testing for people. The labs that had the necessary approvals"were already performing COVID testing," explains Kim Deti, a public information officer at Wyoming's Department of Health.
"We received a partial list of laboratories that have equipment, have reviewed the list and provided feedback to the Governor's Coronavirus Task Force," Ebelt said."The list outlined test equipment but did not delve into testing supply availability for that equipment."
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