The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that some coronavirus test kits delivered to state laboratories are faulty.
The test kits were delivered to enable states to carry out testing locally rather than transporting samples to CDC headquarters in Atlanta, expediting the diagnosis process.
The public health institute is working to ship replacements, report Reuters.
After receiving the test kits, state labs must verify them to ensure that they function correctly.
However, some public health labs reported that during a routine verification process, the kits provided inconclusive results.
In a press conference, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases director Dr Nancy Messonnier said: “When a state gets the test kits, they have to verify that it works the same in their lab that it worked at CDC.
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