> the chemicals to make the tests are becoming a little scarce until Chemical manufacturers catch up To the best of my knowledge this isn't true. Only specific

> the chemicals to make the tests are becoming a little scarce until Chemical manufacturers catch up To the best of my knowledge this isn't true. Only specific product lines by specific manufacturers are approved for clinical use by most governments. As far as I know, the reagents used for RNA extraction and PCR are cheap and readily available.