CDC Testing Limits May Have Delayed Outbreak Response In Washington State

Genetic sequencing of two cases of the novel coronavirus in Washington state suggests the disease had been circulating in the state for six weeks — but went undetected because of strict testing restrictions set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a scientist who compared the genetic fingerprints.
The study of the coronavirus contracted by a high school student in Snohomish County north of Seattle links the illness to the very first…