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Lab in Ecuador's capital forced to halt coronavirus testing

by Associated Press
| June 12, 2020 4:27 PM

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A major laboratory in Ecuador’s capital closed and halted processing coronavirus tests Friday because technicians didn’t have basic supplies like tubes, pipettes, masks and gloves needed to safely analyze the specimens.

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