Coronavirus Spreads Quickly and Sometimes before People Have Symptoms, Study Finds
Time between cases in a COVID-19 chain of transmission is less than a week; more than 10% of patients are infected by somebody who is not yet symptomatic.
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FDA Confers Emergency Use Authorization on Roche’s Cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test
Posted by | Mar 13, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The test is intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, in nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab samples from patients who meet COVID-19 clinical and/or epidemiological criteria for testing.
Read MoreCMS Issues Change Request for HCPCS Codes
Posted by Steve Halasey | Mar 12, 2020 | Compliance, Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Lab Management |
CMS has issued a change request to inform Medicare administrative contractors about new HCPCS codes that are subject to and excluded from CLIA edits.
Read MoreIAEA to Support Countries in the Detection of Novel Coronavirus
Posted by | Mar 11, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide diagnostic kits, equipment, and training in nuclear-derived detection techniques to countries asking for assistance in tackling the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19.
Read MoreApp, AI Work Together to Provide Rapid At-Home Assessment of Coronavirus Risk
Posted by | Mar 11, 2020 | Covid 19, Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases, Infectious Diseases |
A coronavirus app coupled with machine intelligence will soon enable an individual to get an at-home risk assessment based on how they feel and where they’ve been in about a minute, and direct those deemed at risk for COVID-19 to the nearest definitive testing facility, investigators say.
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