False Positive
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False positive COVID-19 test halts B.C. man’s Vegas vacationTrevor Meyer is double-vaccinated and experiencing no symptoms, but was told to self-isolate while his positive rapid-test result was reported to Fraser Health.HealthOct 25, 2021
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Lab error in N.L. leads to two unreported COVID-19 cases and a false positiveEastern Health says an ongoing investigation into a positive case announced Sunday led to the discovery of the two previously unidentified cases.CanadaNov 11, 2020
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Understanding false positive and false negative COVID-19 testsWondering what the terms 'false positive' and 'false negative' mean in relation to COVID-19 tests? Priyanka Gogna of Queen's explains what they mean to epidemiologists.CommentarySep 13, 2020
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Middlesex-London Health Unit confirms first case of coronavirus at Elgin-Middlesex Detention CentreMedical officer of health, Dr. Chris Mackie, said the case involving an inmate comes after a "wave of screening at EMDC."HealthJun 11, 2020
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Coronavirus: Hospice Peterborough resident among false positives due to lab errorA resident at Hospice Peterborough who initially tested positive for the coronavirus is one of the errors reported by a lab in Ottawa last week.HealthMay 5, 2020
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‘Huge relief’: Nunavut’s first coronavirus case a false positiveA case of COVID-19 supposedly confirmed in the remote Nunavut community of Pond Inlet last week has turned out to be a false positive.CanadaMay 4, 2020
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Positive COVID-19 test for Providence Manor resident determined to be a false positiveProvidence Care says the outbreak declared earlier this week at Providence Manor has since been lifted after it was determined their sole case of COVID-19 was actually a false positive.HealthApr 24, 2020
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U.S. mom has newborn taken away after failed drug test from eating poppy seeds"This is a nightmare for the whole family. A newborn baby has to be close to mom," Rebecca Hernandez said.TrendingFeb 6, 2020
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Vancouver mom misdiagnosed with HIV after giving birthMonica Bobbitt spent three days after delivering her newborn daughter thinking she and her baby were HIV-positive after a doctor at BC Women's Hospital misdiagnosed her.HealthSep 16, 2016
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