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FDA approves Quest COVID-19 test for 'pooled' sample use

| July 19, 2020 11:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a new approach to coronavirus testing that combines test samples in batches instead of running them one by one, speeding up the process.

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