Information for laboratories including interim guidelines for collection, handling, and testing clinical specimens from patients under investigation and biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with the novel coronavirus can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/index.html
Further Guidance
- Department of Health and Human Services Request for Information: Testing for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Surge Capacity
- Health Advisory Diagnostic Testing on Pooled Samples
- Health Advisory Surveillance (non-diagnostic) Testing on Pooled Samples
- Wadsworth Center Validation Procedure for SARS-CoV-2 LDT