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A health care worker prepares to collect a sample to test for COVID-19. A new test being introduced by the city and county of Los Angeles would be much faster then the current tests.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) The city and county of Los Angeles County announced Tuesday, Oct. 27, a first-in-the-nation pilot study of two rapid coronavirus antigen tests that officials say could change the game in fighting back against a pandemic that has claimed more than 7,000 lives in the county and more than 226,000 lives nationally.
“We understood early on what testing could do to get us back on track, save lives and stop the spread,” said L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti during a morning press briefing joined by L.A. County Supervisors Board Chair Kathryn Barger, L.A. County Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas and medical leaders.
The purpose of the study, Garcetti said, was to develop a way to make sure that people who are infectious yet not showing symptoms are identified quickly so they can isolate or quarantine. The key was providing a less expensive test with quicker results that people can use in their homes or offices. Instead of costing more than $100 for the tests […]