CDC Develops Single Test for <br />COVID-19 and Both Flu Strains According to CNN, CDC director <br />Dr. Robert Redfield is scheduled <br />to testify Tuesday at a House <br />coronavirus oversight hearing. Redfield says the agency "has developed a new laboratory <br />test that checks for three viruses at the same time, <br />two types of influenza viruses (A and B) and <br />SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19." Dr. Robert Redfield, via <br />opening statement Dr. Robert Redfield, via <br />opening statement Redfield also said the test will help find <br />co-infections, "which is important for doctors <br />to diagnose and treat people correctly." Others to testify at the hearing include <br />Dr. Anthony Fauci, Department of Health <br />and Human Services Assistant Secretary <br />for Health Brett Giroir and U.S. Food and Drug Administration <br />Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn.
