Three Korean coronavirus test-kit makers have won preliminary approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), paving the way for kits to be exported to the
United States to help it battle the largest outbreak of the virus in the world.
South Korea's foreign ministry said that winning the preliminary approval under emergency use authorization will allow the products to be sold in the United States.
Earlier this week, U.S. President
Donald Trump asked his Korean counterpart to supply the medical devices and promised to help Korean firms gain U.S. regulator approval.