RE: Coronavirus deaths, cases leap in China; markets shiver13 Feb 2020 11:13
PROFESSOR CHOI JAE-WOOK, CHAIRMAN, SCIENTIFIC REVIEW COMMITTEE, KOREA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (KMA):
"The reason the Chinese health authorities decided to change the diagnostic procedure by including the clinical diagnosis, I assume, is because they lack diagnostic kits, delaying treatment of those with symptoms.
"And since only a few companies are making these testing kits in such a short period of time, the authorities cannot rely on their quality.