In the United States the current terms of issue of patient test results for coronavirus unacceptably high, ideal – 10 minutes. On Wednesday said the Director of the National Institute of allergic and infectious diseases Anthony Fauci in an interview with CNN.
According to him, tests are conducted to determine whether the infected person and with whom he had contact before. “However, the time interval between tests, the results exclude the very reason we pass the tests”, – quotes TASS of infectious diseases. He is convinced that this state of Affairs is unacceptable. The main goal is to be able to pass tests and get results in 10 minutes, said Fauci.
Earlier, the assistant Secretary of health and human services U.S. Admiral Brett Giroir said about the impossibility of issuing the test results on the COVID-19 in 48-72 hours. According Giroire in the country 75% of test results are issued within five days.
the Founder of Microsoft bill gates has criticized the American system of testing for coronavirus. He was considered crazy by the fact that the result have to wait more than 48 hours.
According to the latest data, the U.S. recorded 4.8 million cases of infection with coronavirus, died 157,5 thousand people.
