Colombo (News 1st); According to the Independent news website in UK, Rapid Covid tests are failing to identify up to 50 per cent of positive infections in the UK. The Independent news website of the UK quoted its own government’s analysis on COVID-19 lateral flow tests, also known as COVID-19 rapid tests. How can these tests be used for safe entry into care homes, for healthcare workers to safely return to work, or for the safe return of students? They are not fit for purpose.”Speaking further about Rapid Covid tests on the Independent UK professor Jon Deeks said “This test is not fit for purpose for the BRTISH government’s plans. It is totally unsafe to use these tests to decide somebody does not have Covid nor ‘infectious.

Source: The Nation December 05, 2020 18:00 UTC