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GuyThiebaut wrote:
My question would be what is the false positive rate on those tests? As that is a very small proportion of the total population becoming infected and quite possibly the 170 could all be false positives.
I'm pretty sure that the trials would be rigorous enough to not be skewed by false positives. I've not been part of any trial, but I doubt that it relies on a single PCR test.

I don't think the ONS article, that you linked to, is related to trials. Its about the accuracy of the PCR Test in the real world. And within that article there is a link to a "Methods Article", which gives details about "Test sensitivity and specificity" - that explains their rationale on false positives. So the ONS are providing an answer - but, as you might expect with something like this, it provides a range, (85-98% accurate), rather than completely nailing it. I don't see how they could be completely accurate.
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