Diagnostics manufacturers with government approval to test for the coronavirus strain COVID-19 are promising millions of tests kits to be produced weekly by the end of March and be commercially available. The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) said at least seven diagnostic companies have now received “emergency use authorization”

  Despite a decade of tightly regulating testing, the FDA is now allowing companies to proceed with their diagnostic tests for COVID-19 without first submitting them for federal review or obtaining an official emergency clearance. In the past, the FDA has warned of the personal health risks that could follow