FDA approves new test that could detect coronavirus in about 45 minutes Washington, DC (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced it has approved the use of the first rapid diagnostic test that could detect coronavirus in approximately 45 minutes.
The authorization was made Friday and tests will begin shipping next week, according to a statement from California-based Cepheid, the company manufacturing the tests.
"During this time of increased demand for hospital services, Clinicians urgently need an on-demand diagnostic test for real-time management of patients being evaluated for admission to health-care facilities," said Dr. David Persing, MD, Ph.D., chief medical and technology officer at Cepheid.
"An accurate test delivered close to the patient can be transformative -- and help alleviate the pressure that the emergence of the 2019-nCoV outbreak has put on healthcare facilities that need to properly allocate their respiratory isolation resources," Persing added.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
There needs to be a snopes, or similar site dedicated just to this virus and keep dumbasses from answering the posted questions. There is so much bull shit going around it pisses me off. Tonight I'm hearing of ammo hoarding because of the threat of people breaking into houses to steal food because of a pending food shortage.....for fuck sake food us about the only thing we still make in this country and we make a shit load of it, why in Gods name would any dumb ass think we are going to have a food shortage in the US unless their diet consists mainly of sushi and stinky French cheese?
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Best Buy to temporarily close all stores aside from curbside pickup starting Sunday
As the scale of the coronavirus pandemic accelerates, Richfield-based Best Buy has decided to temporarily close its stores aside from curbside pickup starting Sunday.
The electronics chain has also now suspended all in-home installations and repairs.
Earlier this week, Best Buy said it would keep its stores open, but would restrict access to only 10 to 15 customers at one time starting next week for at least two weeks. But that plan changed as the week went on.
“The situation we’re facing as a company and as individuals is unprecedented and changing at a pace all of us are working to keep up with,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said in a statement. “We are making the best decisions we can with two goals in mind: protecting employees, customers and their respective families, while trying our best to serve the millions of Americans who rely on us for increasingly vital technology.”
Through curbside pickup, customers will be able to pick orders purchased online or through the retailer’s app. Customers who are unable to place an online order can also use curbside to see if a product is in stock in the store and employees can go inside the store to get it, the company said.
It is not clear how long the curbside-only service will last.
While some employees have been questioning why Best Buy has remained open while many other retailers have closed to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, the company has emphasized that it provides a number of “necessities” such as technology that allows people to work and learn from home as well as appliances to prepare and store food.
“We are seeing a surge in demand across the country for products that people need to work or learn from home, as well as those products that allow people to refrigerate or freeze food,” Barry said.
This is how I spent my entire day on Friday. I was glad the decision was made to just do it. We were attempting to juggle different directives by state along with location by location support for some store closures. The operation is pretty large but we are turning on dimes these days. And the corporate office went from 'please work from home' to mandatory work from home. It's a good call.
you know shit is getting real when Bdubs is closed.. i went by our local buffalo wild wings today about quarter to 12 and that was the first time i've seen that parking lot empty on a saturday since that building was built. of course the walmart right behind it looked like black thursday, musta got some TP in....
I ordered in yesterday and tipped as generously as I could. I feel awful for many in the service industry who have already been impacted.
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@Havoc1649 said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
I’ve been down with a virus of some sort for 8 days now. The fever ended last Sunday and it’s settled into my lungs. I called into the state and was told I’m a medium level case. Since I don’t have ties to a for sure known case and I’m getting by ok they’re not testing. It doesn't give me much hope for them getting a handle on this thing.
Sending good juju your way Havoc...
From what I am just hearing, limited testing kit capacity is being reserved for the most at risk and health employees, first responders...
OTOH, I'm hearing NY State testing is now higher per capita than So K. And the famous dont seem to have an issue getting tested - and posting about it.
What state are you in???
South Dakota. That’s the problem here. They ran out of tests the other day so as they come in they go to the most needy. For me it’s unlikely anything would change even if I knew for sure I had it I’ve been at the house since Thursday last week.
I seem to be doing fine. Last 4 days there’s been very little change. My lungs are congested and I’m short of breath. That and fatigue are about the only symptoms I have now.
Update: about an hour after this post I coughed up blood. About a silver dollar in size. So needless to say, I was tested about 3pm. It will take 5-7 days because CDC has to run it. Just a bit too early for the rapid tests.
If anyone is wondering, they use a drive in system here in an ambulance bay at a satellite facility. It’s a bit surreal pulling into the bay with the folks in full respirator gear. The test is a deep swab of each nostril. Takes no time. Now I wait and hope for a negative test.
Quote: @Havoc1649 said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
I’ve been down with a virus of some sort for 8 days now. The fever ended last Sunday and it’s settled into my lungs. I called into the state and was told I’m a medium level case. Since I don’t have ties to a for sure known case and I’m getting by ok they’re not testing. It doesn't give me much hope for them getting a handle on this thing.
Sending good juju your way Havoc...
From what I am just hearing, limited testing kit capacity is being reserved for the most at risk and health employees, first responders...
OTOH, I'm hearing NY State testing is now higher per capita than So K. And the famous dont seem to have an issue getting tested - and posting about it.
What state are you in???
South Dakota. That’s the problem here. They ran out of tests the other day so as they come in they go to the most needy. For me it’s unlikely anything would change even if I knew for sure I had it I’ve been at the house since Thursday last week.
I seem to be doing fine. Last 4 days there’s been very little change. My lungs are congested and I’m short of breath. That and fatigue are about the only symptoms I have now.
Update: about an hour after this post I coughed up blood. About a silver dollar in size. So needless to say, I was tested about 3pm. It will take 5-7 days because CDC has to run it. Just a bit too early for the rapid tests
prayers for a swift recovery
Quote: @Havoc1649 said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
I’ve been down with a virus of some sort for 8 days now. The fever ended last Sunday and it’s settled into my lungs. I called into the state and was told I’m a medium level case. Since I don’t have ties to a for sure known case and I’m getting by ok they’re not testing. It doesn't give me much hope for them getting a handle on this thing.
Sending good juju your way Havoc...
From what I am just hearing, limited testing kit capacity is being reserved for the most at risk and health employees, first responders...
OTOH, I'm hearing NY State testing is now higher per capita than So K. And the famous dont seem to have an issue getting tested - and posting about it.
What state are you in???
South Dakota. That’s the problem here. They ran out of tests the other day so as they come in they go to the most needy. For me it’s unlikely anything would change even if I knew for sure I had it I’ve been at the house since Thursday last week.
I seem to be doing fine. Last 4 days there’s been very little change. My lungs are congested and I’m short of breath. That and fatigue are about the only symptoms I have now.
Update: about an hour after this post I coughed up blood. About a silver dollar in size. So needless to say, I was tested about 3pm. It will take 5-7 days because CDC has to run it. Just a bit too early for the rapid tests.
If anyone is wondering, they use a drive in system here in an ambulance bay at a satellite facility. It’s a bit surreal pulling into the bay with the folks in full respirator gear. The test is a deep swab of each nostril. Takes no time. Now I wait and hope for a negative test. Yikes! Good luck with the test.
Quote: @Havoc1649 said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
@ purplefaithful said:
@ Havoc1649 said:
I’ve been down with a virus of some sort for 8 days now. The fever ended last Sunday and it’s settled into my lungs. I called into the state and was told I’m a medium level case. Since I don’t have ties to a for sure known case and I’m getting by ok they’re not testing. It doesn't give me much hope for them getting a handle on this thing.
Sending good juju your way Havoc...
From what I am just hearing, limited testing kit capacity is being reserved for the most at risk and health employees, first responders...
OTOH, I'm hearing NY State testing is now higher per capita than So K. And the famous dont seem to have an issue getting tested - and posting about it.
What state are you in???
South Dakota. That’s the problem here. They ran out of tests the other day so as they come in they go to the most needy. For me it’s unlikely anything would change even if I knew for sure I had it I’ve been at the house since Thursday last week.
I seem to be doing fine. Last 4 days there’s been very little change. My lungs are congested and I’m short of breath. That and fatigue are about the only symptoms I have now.
Update: about an hour after this post I coughed up blood. About a silver dollar in size. So needless to say, I was tested about 3pm. It will take 5-7 days because CDC has to run it. Just a bit too early for the rapid tests.
If anyone is wondering, they use a drive in system here in an ambulance bay at a satellite facility. It’s a bit surreal pulling into the bay with the folks in full respirator gear. The test is a deep swab of each nostril. Takes no time. Now I wait and hope for a negative test.
Prayers for ya brother. You are in Sioux falls right?
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@ RS Express said:
Minnesota now up to 115 cases... New York's exploded to 8,400 :o
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Minnesota now up to 115 cases... New York's exploded to 8,400 :o
My wife flew to NY 2 weeks ago today. At that time they had 1 recorded case.
NY is definitely the hotspot in the US, followed by CA. I heard from some CDC people today that they are very concerned about some other metropolitans with New Orleans, Boston and Philly topping that list...
I know, we all want to insert some kinda fan joke "here"
Of nearly 30,000 cases in the United States, more than 15,000 are in New York state, including more than 9,000 in New York City.
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