FDA Approved Coronavirus Test

CBInsights reports a breakthrough on the testing front:

“Look for an FDA-approved coronavirus test to start shipping this week. Abbott Laboratories received FDA approval late last week for a portable molecular test that can diagnose patients infected with Covid-19. The company says that positive results can be delivered in as little as 5 minutes, and negative results within 13 minutes.”

Questions of availability and affordability remain, but if we can get the distribution logistics right, this will go a long way toward dealing with the pandemic and minimizing the economic damage.