Tested Positive On Lateral Flow. In the UK over the last few weeks there have been a growing number of reports of people testing positive for COVID on a lateral flow test LFT but then negative on a polymerase chain reaction. The issue of positive lateral flow tests followed by negative PCR results could be due to snotty noses caused by heavy colds rather than.
However in some cases people have found their lateral flow tests have remained positive even on day 10 of their isolation period. Some people are finding they are still testing positive on lateral flow tests late on in the 10-day isolation period and even after it ends. You will see a covid recovery pass in your NHS after about 2 weeks which you can use anywhere that requires a passport.
Booked a pcr let my family know and of course the school.
It shows you the result on a handheld device that comes with the test. 2030pm that night had a text message to say covid result is positive didnt state lateral flow. This is because the specificity of LFTs their ability to accurately diagnose uninfected individuals is higher and therefore false positives are highly unlikely. In the UK over the last few weeks there have been a growing number of reports of people testing positive for COVID on a lateral flow test LFT but then negative on a polymerase chain reaction PCR test.