The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has killed over 600 people and infected more than 28,000 — most of them in China. Close to 60 million people remain under lockdown in China, with 3 cities reporting over 1,000 confirmed cases each. Follow the latest updates:
From CNN's CNN Health’s Michael Nedelman
The tests, which can produce results in as little as four hours, will allow states to confirm their own cases of the novel coronavirus, rather than waiting for confirmation from the CDC. Previously, the CDC was the only lab in the United States able to test for the novel coronavirus. The CDC says will distribute about 200 test kits to domestic labs and another 200 to international labs. Each test kit can perform 700 to 800 patient samples.
Negative results do not preclude infection with the virus, the FDA noted in a press release, adding that negative results must be combined with clinical observations, patient history and epidemiological information. The FDA issued an emergency use authorization on Tuesday for the test, though it is not technically FDA-approved.
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