28-03-2020 21:10 via losangeles.cbslocal.com

FDA Green Lights Rapid Coronavirus Test That Can Provide Results In Under 15 Minutes

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to a coronavirus test that can provide results in less than fifteen minutes.
The administration authorized the test for emergency use.
The manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, says it expects to deliver 50,000 tests per day beginning next week.
The technology is the same that powers some rapid flu tests looking for genes that are present in the virus.
Last week, the FDA approved another rapid test that prov
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