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COVID-19 testing problems started early, U.S. still playing from behind

Modern Healthcare NEW YORK – Four months since the first COVID-19 case was reported in the U.S., the demand for testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus still far outpaces the supply, even as test developers scramble to increase their testing capacity and new types of tests make their way into the market. Despite assurances early on […]

Amidst reports of COVID-19 test shortages, some labs operating below capacity

Modern Healthcare Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S., the country has struggled with a lack of nucleic acids tests to diagnose the virus. Recently, though, a number of labs, including the country’s largest reference labs have said that not only are they able to fulfill all current PCR test requests, but that they […]

Mayor de Blasio Launches Citywide Antibody Survey

NYC Press Office  Appointment-only antibody testing will be offered in Morrisania, East New York, Upper Manhattan, Concord, and Long Island City beginning next week  NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced expanded antibody testing for New Yorkers. Through a partnership with BioReference labs, the City will conduct its own antibody survey at community testing sites in the five boroughs […]

Rite Aid Significantly Expands COVID-19 Testing

Rite Aid Testing sites will nearly triple with addition of 46 sites on May 11Expanded testing criteria includes asymptomatic adults CAMP HILL, Pa. (May 7, 2020) – Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) will significantly expand its COVID-19 testing effort with the addition of 46 no-charge testing sites, most of which will operate through its stores’ drive-through […]

Big commercial labs given priority for coronavirus testing equipment by feds

CNN President Donald Trump said Monday that he is confident the US is conducting enough coronavirus testing to begin rebooting the economy, declaring at the White House press briefing that “testing is not going to be a problem at all.”But hospitals, clinics and point-of-care medical centers across the country continue to grapple with critical shortages in testing supplies that have limited […]

Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces 35 Counties Approved to Resume Elective Outpatient Treatments

New York State’s Website New York State is Now Conducting Average of 30,000 Diagnostic Tests Per Day  Results of FDNY and NYPD Antibody Testing Study Show 17.1 Percent of FDNY and 10.5 Percent of NYPD Have Antibodies State is Expanding Antibody Testing Today for 1,000 Transit Workers Directs MTA to Issue Full Plan by Tomorrow […]