Coronavirus 'game changer' testing kits could be unreliable, UK scientists say

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Concern continues over whether government’s virus pledges stand up to scrutiny

The huge stock of 17.5m antibody home testing kits ordered by the government after Boris Johnson said they could be a “game changer” could in fact be unreliable, scientists have said, saying that they may fail to detect up to half of coronavirus cases.

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