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Coronavirus: U.S. approves 1st at-home test for health-care workers, first responders

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WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK’d the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in most states.

The test from LabCorp will initially only be available to health care workers and first responders under a doctor’s orders. The sample will still have to be shipped for processing back to LabCorp, which operates diagnostic labs throughout the U.S.

Allowing people to self-swab at home would help reduce infection risks for front-line health care workers and help conserve protective gear. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] For the home test, people are initially screened with an online questionnaire.

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