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False claims resurface about tests for COVID-19 and its survival rate – Education – Australian Associated Press
A Facebook post claims tests for COVID-19 cannot distinguish between the coronavirus, the flu and common cold.
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A Facebook post claims COVID-19 tests cannot distinguish between COVID-19, the flu and common cold. It also claims a 99.5 per cent “survival rate” for the coronavirus.
The post features an image of a yellow map of Australia in the background with text that begins with, “Dear Australia” before asking a series of questions including: “A virus with a 99.5% survival rate that has killed fewer than the normal flu season?” and “a virus that the test can’t identify separately from the f…
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