coronavirus test

At a press conference on Monday, White House coronavirus task force testing czar Adm. Brett Giroir demonstrated how to operate the new coronavirus rapid tests, which will be allocated to states this week based on their relative population size.

Evelyn Gosnell and some friends are planning a camping trip next month for a birthday celebration. Gosnell, a Bay Area-based behavioral scientist in her 30s, said the group has agreed to quarantine for two weeks ahead of the trip to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

At a press conference on Monday, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health, confirmed that HHS is working with a network of children’s hospitals and intensive care units to better understand the extreme coronavirus symptoms in infected children.

As coronavirus spreads across the globe, many in the United States are wondering how they can get tested. Here is the process.

A San Diego-based healthcare technology company has been awarded a $13 million federal contract to fund the development of its coronavirus diagnostic test, which the company says would provide results in under 25 minutes.