{"id":32111,"date":"2021-10-11T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=32111"},"modified":"2021-10-11T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:27:01","slug":"new-covid-variant-could-be-to-blame-for-positive-lateral-flow-tests-followed-by-negative-pcr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2021\/10\/11\/new-covid-variant-could-be-to-blame-for-positive-lateral-flow-tests-followed-by-negative-pcr\/","title":{"rendered":"New Covid variant could be to blame for positive lateral flow tests followed by negative PCR"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"paddle previous loaded\" data-aop=\"paddles_prev\" data-id=\"50\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:50,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;previous&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:14,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"paddle next loaded\" data-aop=\"paddles_next\" data-id=\"51\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:51,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;next&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:14,&quot;o&quot;:2}\">\n<div class=\"headline media photo\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"truncate\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24828\" src=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/corona-mutation-300x206.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/corona-mutation-300x206.gif 300w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/corona-mutation-770x527.gif 770w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/corona-mutation-500x343.gif 500w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/corona-mutation-360x247.gif 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"articlecontent allowvig loaded\" data-id=\"52\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:52,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:3}\" data-nativead-placements=\"article_aside:3;singlecard1:1;singlecard2:1;singlecard3:1;singlecard4:1;singlecard5:1;singlecard6:1;singlecard7:1;singlecard8:1;singlecard9:1;singlecard10:1;singlecard11:1;\">\n<section class=\"flexarticle\" data-id=\"53\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:53,&quot;p&quot;:52,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;flexarticle&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\">\n<section class=\"articlebody   \" data-id=\"54\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:54,&quot;p&quot;:53,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;articlebody&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:6,&quot;o&quot;:1}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" \/>Scientists are investigating whether a new variant is to blame for positive lateral flow tests (LFTs) followed by negative polymerase chain reaction tests (PCRs) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/news\/world\/new-covid-variant-could-be-to-blame-for-positive-lateral-flow-tests-followed-by-negative-pcr\/ar-AAPnZD3?ocid=msedgntp\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 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