The NHS is using a ‘flawed’ coronavirus test that misses up to 25% of positives, a new report has claimed. The report, by openDemocracy, cites a leaked document from the National Infection Service (NIS), and claims the NHS is aware that of the test flaws.
openDemocracy said: “The leaked document from the National Infection Service (NIS) will put intense pressure on Health Secretary Matt Hancock to explain why the NHS has been using knowingly flawed tests for many weeks, as national death rates have spiralled. “Hancock – who promised 100,000 tests a week by the end of April – recently said that ‘no test is better than a bad test’.