Washington state increased its capacity for coronavirus testing as the outbreak widened. As 'community transmission' cases rise, the state's health department is looking to relax the criteria a patient must meet to be tested for the virus. (knkxfm)
a coronavirus test has been difficult to get locally because of limited capacity and strict rules for who qualifies. However, both of those restrictions may relax soon.
To qualify for coronavirus testing today, a patient would need to display fever and respiratory distress combined with a likely exposure to a known infected person or foreign hotspot. Patients in the hospital with severe illness that can't be explained any other way may also be recommended for testing, Wiesman said.
As of now, a front line doctor in the Evergreen State must seek pre-approval from the state Department of Health to send in a nasal swab or sputum sample for testing for coronavirus, after following"We now have some flexibility, but we need more flexibility," Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said at the end of a health clinic tour in Seattle on Tuesday morning.
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