United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53349
Coronavirus: Screening
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2 June 2020
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10 November 2020 · Answer
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10 November 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of tests for covid-19 are false negatives.
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2 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of tests for covid-19 are false negatives.
Source: Commons
10 November 2020
Answer
False-negative (and true-positive) results are more likely to occur when disease prevalence is high, which is typically at the height of a pandemic or spike in infection. False-positive (and true-negative) results are more likely to occur when disease pre...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-02/53349
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1199856
- uk · wq-1199856 · source updated 10 November 2020