Dalhousie University offers to help clear COVID-19 testing backlog
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Dalhousie University offers to help clear COVID-19 testing backlog
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May 1, 2021
Nova Scotia’s microbiology lab is currently dealing with a backlog of PCR COVID-19 tests. Those tests are more accurate than the rapid tests, but take longer to process. As the lab works to catch up, some scientists at Dalhousie University say they may be able to help. Alicia Draus reports.
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Dalhousie University offers to help clear COVID-19 testing backlog
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May 1, 2021
Nova Scotia’s microbiology lab is currently dealing with a backlog of PCR COVID-19 tests. Those tests are more accurate than the rapid tests, but take longer to process. As the lab works to catch up, some scientists at Dalhousie University say they may be able to help. Alicia Draus reports.
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