Coronavirus: Home tests may not be as accurate, sensitive as lab tests, cautions expert

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Home tests may not be as accurate, sensitive as lab tests, cautions expert

Home test kits to detect Covid-19 have their limitations, cautioned Professor Wang Linfa, director of the emerging infectious diseases programme at Duke-NUS Medical School.

A recent attempt in the UK to use such kits on a mass scale fell flat, after the authorities announced that at least 3.5 million such kits were too inaccurate to be used. HSA said:"Self-directed use of such unapproved test kits by consumers can lead to a false sense of security and risk the spreading of Covid-19 unknowingly due to false negative readings, or result in delay in seeking appropriate treatment.

 

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