New fast coronavirus test that gives results in 45 MINUTES is approved today and will be available in a week

A NEW coronavirus test that gives results in 45 minutes was approved today and will be available in a week.
THE FDA authorized a test which will be available in hospitals and emergency rooms by the end of the month - diagnosing patients in under an hour, officials say.
Speaking about the "point-of-care" test developed by the company Cepheid, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said it was a significant development amid the ongoing crisis.
The need for more testing comes after at least 285 Americans died from the deadly virus which emerged in Wuhan, China and has infected nearly 25,000 in the US.
"The company plans to roll it out by March 30, which is an incredibly rapid timeline for such an effort," Azar said.
"With new tools like point-of-care diagnostics, we are moving into a new phase of testing, where tests will be much more easily accessible to Americans who need them.
But Dr Anthony Fauci, a director at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had said there was “no magic drug for coronavirus right now" as news of a rapid test emerged.
Nearly 80 million residents are now being ordered to stay home amid the pandemic, after enacted in , , and .
Over 21,000 Americans are infected with coronavirus, which emerged in Wuhan,, before infecting , the , and .
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