Quidel receives EUA for molecular COVID-19 assay
March 18, 2020—Quidel has received emergency use authorization from the FDA to market its Lyra SARS-CoV-2 Assay, a real-time RT-PCR test intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab specimens from patients suspected of COVID-19.