Australian Hospital Sends 400 False Negatives on Christmas Day

Australian Hospital Sends 400 False Negatives on Christmas Day
St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on June 26, 2020. AAP Image/James Gourley
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SYDNEY, Australia—Sydney’s St Vincent’s hospital has been forced to chase down hundreds of people after it sent more than 400 incorrect negative COVID-19 results on Christmas Day.

There are concerns those who received the false-negative result on Saturday night were then infectious in the community before being alerted to the error on Sunday.