Covid test devices rushed onto Australian market less accurate than claimed – review

Doherty Institute says the eight devices for rapid testing shouldn't be used in acute stages of the illness

Rapid Covid-19 testing devices rushed onto the Australian market are far less accurate than their manufacturers have claimed, and the expert leading a government-initiated review says they should not be used to detect acute cases.

In the early stages of the pandemic, the federal government allowed a large number of rapid Covid-19 testing devices onto the market with relatively little scrutiny.