Laboratory Biosafety Recommendations for SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-1

The ongoing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for communities, healthcare workers, and laboratory professionals looking to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of COVID-2019.

Understanding Clean Room Classifications

Over the past few years there has been an increasing trend to change from previous classification systems used to the ISO classification systems in ISO 14644-1. However, many companies have continued to use the traditional Class 100, 10,000, 100,000 room classification system from Federal Standard 209-e. In Europe, the GMPs as stated in Annex 1 utilize another system—Grades A through D.