Coronavirus concerns are sweeping the planet. Worldwide, more than 3,100 people have died from the virus, with a majority of those deaths in mainland China. The CDC said on Monday that there were more than 100 confirmed or presumptive positive cases of the virus in the U.S. That includes 45 people who were aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan, three people who were repatriated from China and 60 U.S. cases.
Learn how lab technicians in Nebraska are instructed on specimen collection, test ordering and transport by reading the document below.