Rapid Covid testing in England may be scaled back over false positives

Exclusive: In leaked emails, Matt Hancock ’s adviser says there is ‘urgent need for decisions’ on asymptomatic testingSenior government officials have raised “urgent” concerns about the mass expansion of rapid coronavirus testing, estimating that as few as 2% to 10% of positive results may be accurate in places with low Covid rates, such as London.Boris Johnson last week urged everyone in England to taketwo rapid-turnaround tests a week in the biggest expansion of the multibillion-pound testing programme to date.Continue reading...
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