//US health officials warn of false positives with a widely used lab test for COVID-19, flu

US health officials warn of false positives with a widely used lab test for COVID-19, flu

U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu.The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert to Friday for health facilities using Roche’s cobas test for coronavirus and seasonal flu. The agency warned that problems with the test’s processing tubes could result in false diagnosis in people who are not