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researchers around the world are hustling to create this test kit

a rapidly spreading corona virus has put the test kit at the center of how patients are diagnosed 

so they can get treatment quickly

but there is one issue with these nose and throat swabbing tests

the results aren't always accurate

at the center of the epidemic in Wuhan

some people tested negative

only later to find out that they actually have the disease

in the US, the CDC sent out test kits to public-health la bs that gave inconclusive results in verification process  

the unreliability of these tests even forced Chinese health officials to expand how they classify patients

which results in a surge of more than 14,000 cased in one day 

they are now including results from test kits and other diagnostic methods like chest scans

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