Testing the tests — And many of the tests available to the public produced variable results. John Timmer - Jun 11, 2020 10:15 am UTC Enlarge / Melissa Cruz elevates her arm after donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma as phlebotomist Jenee Wilson shuts down a machine. How much of an immune response does a SARS-CoV-2 infection…
The NHLS is making inroads in the testing backlog. On Wednesday, the backlog of Covid-19 tests in the country was 63 244.The backlog has been decreasing since the last week of May.The NHLS has the capacity to do 35 000 tests a day, but the availability of test kits, a global problem, hampers this. The…
By Adam Vaughan Issues with UK testing data are making it difficult to monitor the outbreak JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP via Getty Images The UK government won’t say when it will resume reporting the number of people outside of hospitals and care homes being tested for covid-19, after more than two weeks of suspending publication…
recommending coronavirus testing for some people who have no symptoms, but the latest guidance still does not include broad testing at long-term care facilities.State public health officials reversed their earlier stance that the general testing of people without symptoms “is not useful,” highlighting six categories of Oregonians where testing is now recommended.That includes people of…
Posted: Wed 2:00 PM, Jun 03, 2020  |  Updated: Wed 3:05 PM, Jun 03, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) - (Update: Corrects Milwaukee County's confirmed cases) The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported a record 16,451 coronavirus test results on Wednesday. That's almost 3,000 more than the previous record of 13,602 set last Friday. Fewer than…
An outbreak of Salmonella in Belgium traced to eggs has sickened more than 230 people. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed to Food Safety News that 236 people are ill in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 96 years old. They fell
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Today we revisit some of the topics we’ve covered in the past months. Published: May 24, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week The World Health Organization (WHO) said this week that more countries need to improve their ability to monitor populations for foodborne diseases. Although gradual progress is evident