Tests for suspected coronavirus patients in the US don't always work, the head of the CDC said

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  • Tests being used by US officials for suspected cases of coronavirus are not 100% reliable, officials said Friday.
  • One expert said: "If a person has HIV and I try their blood, I can tell you 100% whether they have HIV. That's not even near the case with this."
  • The US dramatically stepped up prevention measures Friday, barring foreigners who have recently traveled to China from entering the country.
  • US citizens will be allowed back, but will have to be quarantined for up to 14 days.
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Tests being used on US patients suspected of carrying the coronavirus ravaging China don't always work, and throw up false results, according to the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Robert Redfield, the CDC's director, pointed out problems with the test at a briefing on the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, where some 200 people have died from it.

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