US FDA Puts All China Drug Inspections On Hold Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

February and March inspections deferred unless any are deemed mission critical. China director remains behind as staff evacuate.

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an extended inspection holiday in china

The US Food and Drug Administration says it stopped conducting inspections in China after the State Department on 30 January issued a warning against traveling there due to the novel coronavirus now called SARS-CoV-2.

The travel warning came a day after the State Department authorized the departure of non-emergency government personnel and their families...

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