Roche Chief Urges Careful Use of Scarce Coronavirus Tests
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The world needs to become more judicious about how it uses Covid-19 tests because there still aren’t enough to go around, according to one of the biggest diagnostics manufacturers.
Demand for tests is higher than the industry can supply and that may continue for months, Severin Schwan, the chief executive officer of Roche Holding AG, warned Thursday. That’s even after Roche quadrupled its capacity to churn out various types of coronavirus tests.