Claim(permalink)
National leader Judith Collins claims that 30 per cent of COVID-19 tests returned a false negative result in the context of New Zealand's managed isolation testing.
✓australian-associated-press rating: not credible; published on 2020-09-03
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Emotion
fear
Sentiment
negative sentiment
Date published
2020-09-03
Entities
The Statement (film)MicrobiologyViral sheddingMeta-analysisPharynxViral loadAmerican Academy of PediatricsSecretary of State for Health and Social CarePolymeraseGenetic testingFactCheck.orgVirologyChain reactionThe BMJNew Zealand National PartyFalse positives and false negativesJudith CollinsAsymptomaticCOVID-19 testingPublic healthPneumoniaQuarantineSocial mediaUnited StatesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2University of OtagoSensitivity and specificityStandardized testPoynter InstituteChris HipkinsHarvard Medical SchoolNew Zealanders