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Russia's coronavirus tests show false negatives up to 40% of time: Health official
Author of the article: Reuters
Publishing date:
Nov 05, 2020 • Last Updated 4 hours ago • 1 minute read
MOSCOW — Russia’s coronavirus tests give false negative results up to 40% of the time, a health official said on Thursday as new infections rose and Moscow’s mayor warned of a worsening situation.
The Kremlin, which has said there are no plans for a lockdown despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, told reporters the overall situation was alarming but under control.
“Unfortunately we see setbacks in some regions. The president (Vladimir Putin) knows about this and emergency measures are being taken,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“In general the situation is alarming,” he told reporters on a conference call...
Russia's coronavirus tests show false negatives up to 40% of time: Health official
Author of the article: Reuters
Publishing date:
Nov 05, 2020 • Last Updated 4 hours ago • 1 minute read
MOSCOW — Russia’s coronavirus tests give false negative results up to 40% of the time, a health official said on Thursday as new infections rose and Moscow’s mayor warned of a worsening situation.
The Kremlin, which has said there are no plans for a lockdown despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, told reporters the overall situation was alarming but under control.
“Unfortunately we see setbacks in some regions. The president (Vladimir Putin) knows about this and emergency measures are being taken,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“In general the situation is alarming,” he told reporters on a conference call...