Article 52C24 Scientists raise concerns about quality of UK Covid-19 tests

Scientists raise concerns about quality of UK Covid-19 tests

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Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
from Science | The Guardian on (#52C24)

Warning that infections could be missed amid questions about credibility of testing operation

Scientists have raised concerns about the quality of diagnostic tests performed by government labs, warning that infections could be missed because they are not sensitive enough.

A scientist at Public Health England said the in-house tests that have been in use since February are performing worse than commercial kits, which labs have been advised to switch to by the end of the month.

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