CORRIGENDA

Diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2: interim guidance, 11 September 2020

(WHO/2019-nCoV-19/laboratory/2020.6)

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Delete: Virus neutralization assays are considered to be the gold standard test
for detecting the presence of functional antibodies. These tests require
highly skilled staff and BSL-3 culture facilities and, therefore, are
suitable for use in routine diagnostic testing.

Insert: Virus neutralization assays are considered to be the gold standard test
for detecting the presence of functional antibodies. These tests require
highly skilled staff and BSL-3 culture facilities and, therefore, are
unsuitable for use in routine diagnostic testing.

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