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FDA grants 'emergency use' coronavirus test that can deliver results in 45 minutes

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Cepheid has received emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to use its rapid molecular test for point-of-care patients that can detect coronavirus in 45 minutes. This is the first coronavirus that can be conducted entirely at the point of care for patients and deliver results in less than an hour. Tests are typically sent to central reference labs that can take several days to deliver results.
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