Coronavirus Testing in the U.S.: What You Need to Know

When and how to get tested, plus the latest on the testing shortages

Emily Mullin
Elemental
Published in
7 min readMar 19, 2020

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IfIf you’ve tried to get tested for coronavirus in the United States but have been turned away, you’re not the only one. As the country grapples with the rapid spread of the coronavirus, tests have been frustratingly hard to come by. But testing is now starting…

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Emily Mullin
Elemental

Former staff writer at Medium, where I covered biotech, genetics, and Covid-19 for OneZero, Future Human, Elemental, and the Coronavirus Blog.