Y Times, Miami Herald, NBC, and other outlets are reporting the story.
The Herald: The CDC sent novel coronavirus testing kits to Florida. They might not work. (Feb 12., 2020):
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday morning said issues [problems] with the tests the agency has developed for the respiratory illness spreading rapidly through China surfaced after they were sent out to state labs Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDCs National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said federal officials believe the issue [problem] stems from one substance used in the test that wasnt performing consistently. She said the federal agency was remanufacturing that agent to try to correct the problem.
I have news. Correcting those flaws in the test wont make any difference. The test, as I reported days ago (and, see also here), CANT WORK...