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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by rolph on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:27PM (#22435453)
when you conduct the assay you are handling a known pathogen

doing that without proper training equipment and expertise should be discouraged, even if it isnt the original intent of the restriction it does seem to reduce a possible avenue of amplification of the problem

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by Reelin on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:29PM (#22436158)
The thing is, you're already dealing with a patient that might be infected and medical testing labs already process potentially infectious samples on a daily basis.

The CDC has actually issued official guidance regarding Coronavirus biosafety. [1] Other than discouraging unnecessary culturing of the virus, BSL-2 (a fairly common setup) is the main recommendation.

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/biosafety-faqs...

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