Dozens of labs came up with diagnostic tests in February, but the FDA+CDC placed huge bureaucratic roadblocks. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/

Dozens of labs came up with diagnostic tests in February, but the FDA+CDC placed huge bureaucratic roadblocks. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/why-coronavirus-testing-us-so-delayed/607954/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/why-coron... Several states like Colorado use these alternative tests calling results 'presumptive'. The Roche machine is a welcome addition.