Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Bofferbrauer2]

Nighthawk117 said:

Lafiel said:

Huh? Afaik the US-CDC refused the WHO test, which was developed in Germany, and made their own, 

Source?

Google helps, not even a minute of searching, and I found this:

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/17/21184015/coronavirus-testing-pcr-diagnostic-point-of-care-cdc-techonology

"A week after the genetic sequence for the novel coronavirus first became available in January, German researchers had designed a PCR test that could detect the virus in a patient sample. That test became the basis for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) test used in countries around the world, including South Korea, but which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declined to use."

https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/us-coronavirus-testing-problems-timeline-2020-3

A little timeline of things in the US

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 29 March 2020