While testing for the coronavirus has been slow and scarce across the U.S., one Bay Area laboratory has created what they say is a faster, more accurate COVID-19 test, which is already attracting long lines of patients hoping to find out if they are infected. NBC Bay Area’s Bigad Shaban has the story.

While testing for the coronavirus has been slow and scarce across the U.S., one Bay Area laboratory has created what they say is a faster, more accurate COVID-19 test, which is already attracting long lines of patients hoping to find out if they are infected.

Some political leaders are hailing a potential breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19: simple pin-prick blood tests or nasal swabs that can determine within minutes if someone has, or previously had, the virus. The tests could reveal the true extent of the outbreak and help separate the healthy from the sick. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy. Hopes are…

In the last week, a group of thirty volunteers from tech companies like Apple, Amazon and Alphabet put together a website called “covidnearyou” that aims to track the coronavirus as it spreads.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm will allow Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free COVID-19 coronavirus testing on Monday.

A Hayward center dedicated to free COVID-19 coronavirus testing has expanded its criteria for those wishing to be tested. Bob Redell reports.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm has allowed Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free coronavirus testing on Monday. Marianne Favro reports.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm will allow Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free COVID-19 coronavirus testing on Monday. Bob Redell reports.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm will allow Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free COVID-19 coronavirus testing on Monday. Bob Redell reports.

Santa Clara County is running a stockpile drive for medical equipment as healthcare workers prepare to handle large numbers of patients when novel coronavirus testing begins ramp up in the region.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm will allow Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free COVID-19 coronavirus testing on Monday. Lili Tan reports.

A partnership with a Menlo Park genetics laboratory firm will allow Hayward to open a dedicated center offering free COVID-19 coronavirus testing on Monday. Lili Tan reports.

A South Bay company that says it has created a COVID-19 test that can deliver results in 45 minutes has received emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to deliver the tests to hospitals and medical facilities.

A Sunnyvale company has received emergency authorization from the FDA to distribute a new rapid coronavirus test to hospitals and medical facilities. Roz Plater reports.