Updated March 30th, 2020 at 10:27 IST
Trump touts FDA authorization for new virus test
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that portable rapid tests for the coronavirus will soon be made available.
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President Donald Trump said on Sunday that portable rapid tests for the coronavirus will soon be made available.
Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories says its cartridge-based test, approved Friday, delivers results within minutes.
"The deployment of rapid testing will vastly accelerate our ability to monitor, track, contain and ultimately defeat the virus," Trump said during a Rose Garden news conference on Sunday.
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Published March 30th, 2020 at 10:27 IST