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UK coronavirus tests 'give false all-clear readings' leaked documents claim

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Britain’s test for coronavirus wrongly tells some people they do not have it, leaked documents claim. Laboratories using the Public Health England test are advised to be careful before identifying a patient as negative and to re-test if they are unsure.

The document from the National Infection Service (NIS) is revealed as the Government is way behind on its promise to test 100,000 people a day by the end of the month.

Its re-testing advice appears to explain why, as of today, 18,206 daily tests were being carried out - but just 11,626 people were being tested.

NHS labs are advised to continue using the PHE test until a better test is available. It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said recently said that “no test is better than

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