N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Issues Statement on FDA Approval for Northwell to Test Novel Coronavirus
March 09, 2020
March 09, 2020
ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following statement:
"After days of advocating the FDA and the federal government to expand testing capacity for the novel coronavirus in New York State and working with Northwell and Wadsworth to expedite the process, we just received word that Northwell Laboratories has been authorized to test under Wadsworth's emergency use authorization.
"Manual testing of 75 to 80 samples per day wil . . .
"After days of advocating the FDA and the federal government to expand testing capacity for the novel coronavirus in New York State and working with Northwell and Wadsworth to expedite the process, we just received word that Northwell Laboratories has been authorized to test under Wadsworth's emergency use authorization.
"Manual testing of 75 to 80 samples per day wil . . .