FDA issues emergency approval for coronavirus diagnostic test

Photo by Marijan Murat / DPA / AFP via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration issued an expedited approval of a test for the new coronavirus, signing off on its use by state health labs. That should speed up efforts in the US to detect cases of the virus, which has sickened nearly 25,000 people around the world. Until now, all samples from suspected cases in the US had to be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing.“The ability to distribute this diagnosti