People urged to report Covid home test results after PCR follow-ups halted in England
by Hannah Devlin and Rachel Hall from Science | The Guardian on (#5TP32)
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the shift reflected the high accuracy of the tests
People are being urged to register the results of home Covid tests after the announcement that follow-up PCRs will be suspended for asymptomatic people with a positive lateral flow test in England.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the shift reflected the high accuracy of the tests and prevalence of coronavirus, which means the chances of false positives are low. However, the new system will rely more heavily on people registering their own positive test result.
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