June 12 LOCS (CDC) Email

Subject: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines and Questions & Answers
Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
Level: Laboratory Advisory

CDC recently updated the Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidance for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 for Laboratories. In these updates, laboratory professionals can find biosafety guidance for anatomic pathology and point-of-care tests. The laboratory questions-and-answers page has been updated to include information about anatomic pathology, molecular transport media, and cell lines for respiratory virus cultures.

Online resources:

• Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Calls
• CDC's Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
• COVID-19 Information for Laboratories
• CDC COVID-19 website
• Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Enter your email address, search for HAN, and sign up