Coronavirus: Rapid test ‘missed over 50% of positive cases in pilot’
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Rapid test ‘missed over 50% of positive cases in pilot’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists said the rapid test – a key part of Boris Johnson’s Operation Moonshot mass testing plan – identified only 46.7 per cent of infections during a trial in Manchester and Salford last month. The team from Greater Manchester’s mass testing group raised concerns about the accuracy of the OptiGene Direct RT-LAMP test, in a letter published by The Guardian. Professor Mark Wilcox, co-chair of the department’s Technical Validation Group, the rapid LAMP test used in Manchester had been validated in another recent pilot elsewhere that showed it had an overall sensitivity of nearly 80 per cent. The prime minister told a Downing Street press conference on Thursday: “These really are full of promise, I do think that testing does offer a real way forward for this country.” The LAMP tests are due to be used as part of the pilot scheme which starts in Liverpool on Friday, though several other types of rapid Covid tests will also be used in the city.

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More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear
3 years, 2 months ago

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests reported to public health institute RIVM is still not up to date because of technical problems, the agency said on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte said ahead of the most recent coronavirus rule change that the number of positive tests a day could go up to 80,000. Capacity The regional health board association GGD …

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear
3 years, 2 months ago

More positive coronavirus cases in NL, but real total is unclear

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests reported to public health institute RIVM is still not up to date because of technical problems, the agency said on Monday. Prime minister Mark Rutte said ahead of the most recent coronavirus rule change that the number of positive tests a day could go up to 80,000. Capacity The regional health board association GGD …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 7 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up
3 years, 7 months ago

Decline in coronavirus cases slows down, positive test rate up

Dutch News  

Coronavirus cases fell by 8% in the second week of August, but the percentage of all tests that were positive was up, according to the latest weekly update by the RIVM. The infection rate per week dropped from 103 to 98 per 100,000 people, but the number of tests taken decreased by 15%. The positive test rate was 14.6%, compared …

Rapid COVID-19 antigen tests should be used for frontline workers, politicians and experts argue
3 years, 8 months ago

Rapid COVID-19 antigen tests should be used for frontline workers, politicians and experts argue

ABC  

Rapid COVID-19 tests should be the next tool used in the fight against coronavirus, according to health experts and politicians — including some within the Coalition's own ranks — who argue the tests could help open borders and protect frontline health workers. Key points: Federal Liberal and Labor MPs are among those calling for rapid COVID-19 tests to be introduced …

R rate shrinks, fewer positive tests: has the corner been turned?
3 years, 8 months ago

R rate shrinks, fewer positive tests: has the corner been turned?

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands almost halved last week to 37,343 when compared with the week-earlier period, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday in its latest weekly update. The decline also took the R, or reproduction rate, to 0.8, compared with 1.75 a week ago, the RIVM said. According to the government’s Outbreak Management Team …

R rate shrinks, fewer positive tests: has the corner been turned?
3 years, 8 months ago

R rate shrinks, fewer positive tests: has the corner been turned?

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests in the Netherlands almost halved last week to 37,343 when compared with the week-earlier period, public health institute RIVM said on Tuesday in its latest weekly update. The decline also took the R, or reproduction rate, to 0.8, compared with 1.75 a week ago, the RIVM said. According to the government’s Outbreak Management Team …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Positive coronavirus tests soar to 5,475 as ministers ponder tighter rules

Dutch News  

The number of positive coronavirus tests soared to 5,475 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, leaving the government considering bringing back some of the measures which were abandoned last month. Although the rise in positive tests has not yet translated into an increase in hospital admissions, ‘things are going fast’, health minister Hugo de Jonge said in an initial …

British Airways trials 25-second Covid tests for travel
3 years, 10 months ago

British Airways trials 25-second Covid tests for travel

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British Airways is trialling a 25-second rapid Covid test ahead of the start of mass travel. …

Britain eyes mass coronavirus testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain eyes mass coronavirus testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown

LA Times  

People jog past the National COVID Memorial Wall on the south bank of the Thames opposite the House of Parliament in London on Sunday. All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday, as it prepared to announce the …

Thousands to have coronavirus tests in Manchester after ‘escape’ mutation of Kent variant detected
4 years, 1 month ago

Thousands to have coronavirus tests in Manchester after ‘escape’ mutation of Kent variant detected

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people in Manchester will be tested for coronavirus …

Positive coronavirus tests rise again, but hospital admissions are down
4 years, 1 month ago

Positive coronavirus tests rise again, but hospital admissions are down

Dutch News  

In total, 4,246 new positive coronavirus tests were reported to public health institute RIVM by 10am on Thursday morning, up 208 on Wednesday and above the weekly average. ‘The number of admissions has been relatively stable, with a slight downward trend,’ LCPS chief Ernst Kuipers told reporters on Wednesday. ‘But we are assuming that this decline will continue until the …

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid coronavirus testing is being extended to dozens of businesses and …

Rapid coronavirus testing scheme ‘may increase rather than decrease’ cases in schools, experts warn
4 years, 2 months ago

Rapid coronavirus testing scheme ‘may increase rather than decrease’ cases in schools, experts warn

The Independent  

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11 UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain in Maharashtra
4 years, 2 months ago

11 UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain in Maharashtra

India TV News  

11 UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain in Maharashtra An official said out of the 11 travellers who tested positive to the new variant, three each were from Mumbai and Pimpri-Chinchwad, two from Pune and one from Mira-Bhayander, while one each from Goa and Gujarat. As many as 3,519 travellers from the UK have undergone RT-PCR tests in …

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus updates | January 6, 2021

The Hindu  

India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,74,932 with 18,088 infections being reported in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,97,272 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.36 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent. …

Gujarat: Four UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat: Four UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain

India TV News  

Four persons who recently returned to Gujarat from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus, a top state health department official said on Saturday. Results of the 15 samples that had tested positive for coronavirus on arrival in Ahmedabad from the UK are currently pending with the National Institute of Virology in Pune, the official …

Six UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years, 3 months ago

Six UK returnees test positive for new coronavirus strain

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Six passengers who returned from the UK have tested positive for the new strain of novel coronavirus found in the country, the health ministry said in a statement. The six passengers were among the 114 passengers who returned from the UK between 25 November and 23 December, who tested positive for covid-19. The government has already banned flights …

16 UK Returnees Test Positive for Coronavirus Since Screening Began in Maha, Samples Sent to NIV
4 years, 3 months ago

16 UK Returnees Test Positive for Coronavirus Since Screening Began in Maha, Samples Sent to NIV

News 18  

Sixteen persons who had recently returned from the UK and two family members of such returnees have tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra so far, a health official said. "Their samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune to find out if they are carrying the new strain of the virus that was detected in the …

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Karnataka govt says 10 UK returnees have tested COVID-19 positive in state so far

Firstpost  

3:48 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter US implements guidelines for UK passengers, asks for negative COVID-19 test The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says airline passengers from the United Kingdom will have to get negative COVID-19 tests within three days of their …

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Liverpool mass testing missed 60 per cent of cases and didn’t impact on infection rates, report says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid-result tests used during Liverpool’s much-heralded mass coronavirus testing pilot …

‘Not fit for purpose’: Rapid Covid tests used across UK ‘failing to detect half of all cases’
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Not fit for purpose’: Rapid Covid tests used across UK ‘failing to detect half of all cases’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The tests are also being utilised under the government’s “test and release” strategy, enabling people …

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

UK testing error wrongly tells 1,300 people they have coronavirus

India Today  

Over 1,300 people in Britain were inaccurately informed they were infected with coronavirus after a laboratory error at the government’s NHS Test and Trace system, the Department of Health and Social Care told Reuters on Saturday. “NHS Test and Trace has contacted 1,311 individuals who were incorrectly told that the result of COVID-19 tests, taken between Nov. 19 and Nov. …

Rapid testing can wipe out Covid-19 spread within weeks: Study
4 years, 4 months ago

Rapid testing can wipe out Covid-19 spread within weeks: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study published by the University of Colorado Boulder and Harvard University researchers claims that frequent and rapid testing could eliminate Covid-19 spread within weeks. The lead author Daniel Larremore, an assistant professor of computer science at CU Boulder said in the report, “Our big picture finding is that, when it comes to public health, it’s better to have …

Fewer positive coronavirus tests, quarantine difficulties highlighted
4 years, 4 months ago

Fewer positive coronavirus tests, quarantine difficulties highlighted

Dutch News  

A further 11,395 positive coronavirus tests were reported to public health institute RIVM this weekend, showing that the downward trend is still continuing. Meanwhile, the RIVM’s behavioural analysis unit says that people who lose income because they are forced to stay home in quarantine or while waiting for test results, should get financial compensation. This would be one way of …

Rapid Covid testing to be rolled out to cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham
4 years, 4 months ago

Rapid Covid testing to be rolled out to cities including London, Manchester and Birmingham

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mass coronavirus testing of the kind trialled in Liverpool over recent …

Coronavirus: The 67 places in England where mass testing is being introduced
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: The 67 places in England where mass testing is being introduced

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The health secretary has confirmed that mass coronavirus testing to …

Liverpool mass coronavirus testing pilot: the possibilities and pitfalls ahead
4 years, 4 months ago

Liverpool mass coronavirus testing pilot: the possibilities and pitfalls ahead

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If we’re to bring virus levels down, then wide-spread testing in one form or …

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases

Daily Mail  

WHAT IS OPERATION MOONSHOT AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN LIVERPOOL? But residents have today complained to MailOnline that asymptomatic and symptomatic people were not segregated as they queued at testing centres for their swab, potentially opening the door for the coronavirus to sp Photographer David Colbran, 51, said: 'It's a shambles, we booked an appointment to have a test …

Nearly one in 10 Covid tests are positive, data show
4 years, 4 months ago

Nearly one in 10 Covid tests are positive, data show

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Test and trace is also continuing to deliver record low returns, according to data released …

Covid: Liverpool pilot scheme may be flawed as accuracy of new tests remains unknown
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid: Liverpool pilot scheme may be flawed as accuracy of new tests remains unknown

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have warned the government’s multi-million-pound plan to mass test …

No test, no entry: How Liverpool’s mass-testing pilot may offer glimpse of a future living with coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

No test, no entry: How Liverpool’s mass-testing pilot may offer glimpse of a future living with coronavirus

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In principle, I don’t think there’s any doubt that it’s a good idea,” says …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson under fire for claiming UK ‘has a system of mass testing’ when trial yet to start
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson under fire for claiming UK ‘has a system of mass testing’ when trial yet to start

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health experts have criticised Boris Johnson for claiming the UK “now …

Coronavirus: New rapid tests to be trialled in Liverpool are 99.9% accurate, says government scientist
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus: New rapid tests to be trialled in Liverpool are 99.9% accurate, says government scientist

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new rapid coronavirus test set to be trialled across the …

Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool
4 years, 4 months ago

Symptoms or not, UK to pilot whole-city testing in Liverpool

Hindustan Times  

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered Covid-19 testing from Friday, whether they have symptoms or not, in the first pilot of whole-city testing as England prepares for a month-long lockdown from Thursday following a surge in cases and deaths. Officials said on Tuesday that Liverpool residents and workers will be tested using a combination of existing swab …

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company
4 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands orders 9.2 million fast coronavirus tests from US company

Dutch News  

The Dutch government has ordered an extra eight million fast tests for coronavirus from a US-based company as it tries to cut waiting times for results. The antigen tests, produced by American company BD, can detect the virus in 15 minutes and were approved by the health ministry for use two weeks ago. A spokesman for BD told Trouw newspaper …

Fast coronavirus tests will be available from end November
4 years, 5 months ago

Fast coronavirus tests will be available from end November

Dutch News  

The first drop-in coronavirus testing centres to use fast tests will open at 25 regional locations nationwide at the end of November, health minister Hugo de Jonge told MPs in a briefing. In addition, the fast tests will be offered at seven other locations which also offer different sorts of coronavirus tests from November. ‘Intensive talks’ on setting up these …

Coronavirus: Government target of 500,000 daily tests in jeopardy as new figures reveal shortfall
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government target of 500,000 daily tests in jeopardy as new figures reveal shortfall

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That means – as the Liberal Democrats have long-called for – ministers must work closely …

Coronavirus: Quick-result tests deployed in trials in hotspot areas
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Quick-result tests deployed in trials in hotspot areas

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And seven hospitals across England are to start regular testing of asymptomatic NHS staff with …

Millions More Virus Rapid Tests, But Are Results Reported?
4 years, 5 months ago

Millions More Virus Rapid Tests, But Are Results Reported?

News 18  

After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But state health officials say many rapid tests are going unreported, which means some new COVID-19 infections may not be counted. The federal government is shipping more than 100 million of the newest rapid tests to …

COVID-19: Oxford University developing five-minute antigen test
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: Oxford University developing five-minute antigen test

Al Jazeera  

The university said it hoped to start product development in early 2021 and have an approved device available six months after. Scientists from Britain’s University of Oxford have developed a rapid COVID-19 test able to identify the coronavirus in less than five minutes, researchers said on Thursday, adding it could be used in mass testing at airports and businesses. “Our …

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Test and trace system ‘rendered ineffective’ by rate of infections, government scientific advisers believe

The Independent  

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Fast Covid test development speeds up, latest gives result in less than a minute
4 years, 5 months ago

Fast Covid test development speeds up, latest gives result in less than a minute

Dutch News  

A Dutch company has developed a breathalyser test which will almost instantly exclude people who do not carry the coronavirus and which could significantly ease the pressure on testing facilities. Despite this it is thought that a large scale application of the test, which takes approximately 45 seconds, including the result, could ease the pressure on testing facilities, some of …

Coronavirus cases approach 7,000 a day, more restrictions 'inevitable'
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus cases approach 7,000 a day, more restrictions 'inevitable'

Dutch News  

Nearly 7,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the latest 24-hour window, making tougher disease control measures on Tuesday all but inevitable. Prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Hugo de Jonge are expected to announce the latest measures on Tuesday after taking advice from the Outbreak Management Team. ‘We must brace ourselves for further measures,’ said De Jonge on …

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Government’s test and trace system has ‘concerning’ worst-ever week

The Independent  

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Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 testing is key, but a testing-only strategy is a ‘complete failure’

CNN  

CNN — Until President Trump’s coronavirus infection, the White House strategy for keeping him and others in the administration safe was one of testing only. Testing-only strategy a ‘complete failure’ Unlike mask-wearing, testing would not “send the wrong message” as Trump has said in the past, and one he reinforced when he pointedly took off his mask on the White …

Coronavirus news you may have missed overnight: Only half of people with missing positive tests reached for contacts
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus news you may have missed overnight: Only half of people with missing positive tests reached for contacts

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Only half of people with missing positive tests reached for contacts The chaos over the …

Weekly coronavirus infections rose 42 percent; Hospital cases up sharply
4 years, 5 months ago

Weekly coronavirus infections rose 42 percent; Hospital cases up sharply

NL Times  

Official coronavirus data for the week ending Tuesday at 10 a.m. showed a dramatic increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections while Covid-19 hospitalizations grew by 29 percent, deaths linked to the coronavirus disease showed a decrease. Some 27,485 people tested positive for the virus, according to public health agency RIVM, an increase of 42 percent compared to the previous week. The agency …

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