Coronavirus: Diagnosis
Kroger and CVS Health roll out business-to-business coronavirus testing
With a nasal swab and a test tube, hundreds of Kroger employees have given themselves a Covid-19 test at home. The nation’s largest supermarket chain said Thursday it wants to sell the at-home test kits to employers trying to reopen or stay open as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Kroger and CVS Health are both pitching themselves to …
Trump says US will be able to run 5 million coronavirus tests per day ‘very soon,’ despite shortages across states
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will “very soon” run 5 million coronavirus tests per day, even as the lack of testing remains an obstacle for many states anxious to reopen for business. “We’ll increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,” Trump said when a …
Quest Diagnostics rolls out direct-to-consumer coronavirus antibody tests
A medical provider bags a completed test at the STRIDE Community Health Center’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Aurora Health and Wellness Plaza March 26, 2020. Andy Cross | The Denver Post | Getty Images Quest Diagnostics announced Tuesday that individuals can now skip a doctor’s visit and order a coronavirus antibody test online …
NYC to hire 1,000 health workers in May to trace cases, Mayor de Blasio says
New York City plans to hire 1,000 health workers to track coronavirus cases as well as anyone who has come into contact with someone who’s tested positive for Covid-19, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. “We are hiring. We are looking for talented, experienced health workers,” de Blasio said at a news briefing. “If you …