it s thought those affected were tested between 8th september and 12th october. 0ur health correspondent jim reed joins me. 0k, ok, so we have always been told pcr tests are the gold standard. what has been going on here? for a while, somethin: has been going on here? for a while, something strange has been going on here? for a while, something strange has has been going on here? for a while, something strange has been - has been going on here? for a while, something strange has been going i has been going on here? for a while, . something strange has been going on. we have been hearing anecdotal reports at the bbc that a lot of people in the south west appear to have been taking lateral flow tests, these are the ones you take in 15 minutes at home, getting a positive result, feeling ropey with quite obvious covid symptoms, then if you get a positive lateral flow you can apply for a pcr test. these are one of the laboratory tests. these tests were coming back and often they were co
there actually appears to have been a problem with the laboratory that is testing some of these pcr samples. this is a laboratory in wolverhampton, it is run by a private company, and what they are saying is that about 43,000 people may have received a negative pcr when actually they were positive. they are saying those people are now being contacted and being asked to test again. this is between two dates, between the 8th of september and the 12th of october, are when these tests would have taken place. like you said in the introduction, concerns were raised after people started getting these positive lateral flows and then negative pcr tests. , ., ., tests. i m ust looking at the date to check. tests. i m just looking at the date to check. yeah, tests. i m just looking at the date to check. yeah, you re tests. i m just looking at the date to check. yeah, you re right. if. to check. yeah, you re right. if thatis to check. yeah, you re right. if that is you. how will you know it
the queen appears to criticise world leaders for a lack of action on climate change. around 43,000 people in the south west of england may have been wrongly told their covid pcr test was negative after being processed at a lab in wolverhampton. travellers returning to england will be able to take private lateral flow tests instead of more expensive pcr tests from 24th october. more than 50 child safety groups from around the world have demanded that facebook publishes its private research into the effects social media can have on the mental health of youngsters. in a letter to facebook founder, mark zuckerberg, the campaigners accuse the company of putting profit before the safety of children and urge him to ensure young people are safe on his platforms.
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failings and ijust cannot fathom the failings that would lead to this level failings that would lead to this level of failings that would lead to this level of false negative results. could level of false negative results. could it level of false negative results. could it be to do with a batch of pcr tests? could it be to do with the lab? it pcr tests? could it be to do with the lab? ., , ., pcr tests? could it be to do with the lab? .,, ., ., , ., , the lab? it has got to be the lab. you have controls the lab? it has got to be the lab. you have controls in the lab? it has got to be the lab. you have controls in place i the lab? it has got to be the lab. you have controls in place such l the lab? it has got to be the lab. i you have controls in place such that if the you have controls in place such that if the asset you have controls in place such that if the asset itself is not working you will if the asset itself is not working you will see it very quickly. what thi