DPH Alert: Test Vials May Produce Cyanide When Used With Bleach.

The Department of Public Health released an urgent warning Thursday to hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facility that coronavirus test vials provided by the Department of Health and Human Services may produce a chemical reaction that releases deadly cyanide if used with bleach.

The risk occurs when vials are used on Hologic Panther or the Fusion Panther Platforms, DPH’s Jafar Razeq, warned in the memorandum.