direct to your inbox Rapid coronavirus tests rolled out in Liverpool missed more than half of those who had Covid-19, preliminary data suggests.
A document released by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) today (Friday) shows the tests missed around 51 per cent of all cases.The paper considered by SAGE on November 26 said two days earlier, the Liverpool Health Protection Board had decided to pause plans to use the Innova lateral flow test to allow care home visits because they were not accurate enough.One week later the Government started sending out the tests to England's biggest care homes, the Press Association reports.The chief medical adviser to NHS Test and Trace defended the uses of the tests on December 5, despite.