Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #20

Nashville, TN – Today, Friday, April  17th, 2020, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus relief.

Governor Lee’s daily press conferences will resume next Monday through Thursday at 3:00pm CT and can be viewed here. Governor Lee has also established a website specific to COVID-19 updates which can be found here.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA, Gates Foundation, UnitedHealth Group, Quantigen, U.S. Cotton Collaborate to Address Testing Supply Needs

Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a further expansion of COVID-19 Coronavirus testing options through the recognition that spun synthetic swabs – with a design similar to Q-tips – could be used to test patients by collecting a sample from the front of the nose.

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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 16th, 2020

Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:

The FDA issued two new emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for serology tests to detect for the presence of coronavirus antibodies. The EUAs were issued to Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. for its VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent Pack and Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. for its DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #18

Nashville, TN – Today, Thursday, April 15th, 2020 Governor Bill Lee provided an update on Tennessee’s efforts regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus relief.

Governor Lee’s daily press conferences can be viewed live this week Monday through Thursday at 3:00pm CT here. Governor Lee has also established a website specific to COVID-19 Coronavirus updates which can be found here.

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Tennessee Department of Health announces COVID-19 Drive-Through Testing Locations to be Open this Weekend

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) will offer 33 drive-through events this weekend to make COVID-19 Coronavirus testing available to Tennesseans who are concerned about their health or the health of their family members.

Anyone with health concerns, or who has concerns about the health of a family member, is invited to come to one of these locations this weekend to receive testing for COVID-19 Coronavirus. This testing will be provided at no cost to participants, and those who come for testing can remain in their vehicles throughout the process of collecting their samples.

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DiaSorin announces launch of fully automated serology test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

Saluggia, Italy – DiaSorin (FTSE MIB: DIA) announced today the completion of the studies conducted at the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia to support the launch of a new serological and high-processing volume test to detect the presence of antibodies in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2.

The Company is working to obtain the CE mark and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the end of April, 2020.

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TDOC, TDH Offer Testing for Corrections Employees

Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), will launch a proactive testing initiative to further ensure the safety of staff and inmates during the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s COVID-19 Bulletin #1

Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s daily press conferences can be viewed live each day this week through Thursday at 3:00pm CT here.

Governor Lee has also established a website specific to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) updates which can be found here.

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