42+ False Positive Covid Test Results Email Background. The disease caused by the new coronavirus. He said laboratories across australia were doing record numbers of tests, so it was possible that a positive result from a previous sample could contaminate.
Another issue, he says, can be timing. The agency could not say how many tests had been done using the kit. The nasal swab based test was given an emergency authorization from the fda on april 8.
The fda is recommending patients confirm their results with an alternative authorized test.
Long delays in getting test results hobble coronavirus response. A false positive is when someone who does not have coronavirus, tests positive for it. You'll get a text or email with your result when it's ready. Find out how you get your test result and what your result means if you've had a test to check if you have coronavirus.