Health
Coronavirus 90-minute tests to be provided in care homes and hospitals – The Guardian
Experts however have doubts about unproven swab tests for the diagnosis of flu and Covid-19
Two new tests for Covid-19 that are said to deliver results within 90 minutes are to be introduced across NHS hospitals and care homes, to speed up diagnosis ahead of winter and differentiate coronavirus infection from flu, the government says.
But some experts were surprised by the governments decision, saying the particular tests were not well-known. No data had been published concerning their evaluation. The government had made mistakes in buying tests that turned out to be sub-standard in t…
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