Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) tests being administered all across the country are fundamentally flawed,

Connecticut State Public Health Lab Discovers False Positive COVID-19 Test Results~~7/20/2020

A total of 161 lab specimens from 144 individuals showed positive results for COVID-19 using the platform during the period of June 15-July 17. Of those, a total of 91 specimens from 90 people showed false positive results. The errant testing results were from a widely-used laboratory testing platform.

DPH Reached Out Immediately to Medical Providers of Impacted Patients

Connecticut’s State Public Health Laboratory has uncovered a flaw in one of the testing systems it uses to test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The flaw, which has been reported to both the manufacturer and the federal Food and Drug Administration, led to 90 of 144 people tested during June 15–July 17, 2020 receiving a false positive COVID test report. The Department of Public Health (DPH) has taken immediate steps to make sure the patients are notified. The errant testing results were from a widely-used laboratory testing platform that the state laboratory started using on June 15. The exact cause of the false positive results is still being investigated.

“We have notified the healthcare facilities for everyone who received a false positive test result from our state laboratory,” said Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford, MD, MPH. “Accurate and timely testing for the novel coronavirus is one of the pillars supporting effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the quick action of our team at the state lab, adjustments have already been made to ensure the accuracy of future test results from this platform.”

The false positive test results were discovered by DPH laboratory scientists during an examination of previously positive samples to determine the feasibility of testing “pooled” specimens at the state lab. The errant results are from test specimens processed between June 15 and July 17. The DPH state public health lab relies on this testing platform, but to ensure accuracy moving forward, all positive results will be further analyzed by multiple laboratory scientists, and if indicated, retested using another method.

Medical providers and patients have been notified of false positive results. Many of the persons with false-positive test results are nursing home residents. Any nursing home resident with a false positive COVID-19 test result will be retested as soon as possible. DPH epidemiologists are reaching out to nursing homes again today to review all of the clinical issues for any impacted patients.

The overall COVID-19 case numbers for Connecticut will be adjusted downward as a result of these false positive tests, provided that re-testing still shows the impacted individuals to be negative. Connecticut’s count of total positive cases will only be adjusted down for the number of people of these 90 who had received a false positive result and later tests negative. If someone previously received a positive result before receiving the false positive result, that person is still considered a positive case.

A total of 161 lab specimens from 144 individuals showed positive results for COVID-19 using the platform during the period of June 15-July 17. Of those, a total of 91 specimens from 90 people showed false positive results.

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Press-Room/Press-Releases—2020/Connecticut-State-Public-Health-Lab-Discovers-False-Positive-COVID-19-Test-Results

Updated 7/20/2020

'Seriously people - STOP BUYING MASKS!': Surgeon general says they won't protect from coronavirus

John Bacon USA TODAY

Update on June 21, 2020: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The surgeon general has a message for people who want to run out and stockpile masks to combat the coronavirus – don't.

"Seriously people - STOP BUYING MASKS!" Surgeon General Jerome Adams tweeted. "They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!"

The upper-case emphasis is all his, and shows how adamant he is that people stick to the script for prevention offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19," the CDC says. "Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others."

The CDC recommendations add that "the use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings."

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said last week that the U.S. has a stockpile of 30 million N95 masks but needs at least 270 million more for health care workers alone to prepare for a more widespread outbreak.

For the rest of us, the CDC says we should avoid close contact with people who are sick; avoid touching our eyes, nose, and mouth; stay home when we are sick; and cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. Also suggested: Frequently cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

More than 70 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the U.S., including one death. Globally, more than 86,000 cases have been confirmed, the vast majority of them in China. Almost 3,000 people have died, more than 2,800 of them in China.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/01/coronavirus-surgeon-general-stop-buying-face-masks/4922614002/?fbclid=IwAR0tx4_P6Rk8L4bfavAYWHyofgHYBc6YhlwnvBAy6-FmXuoptquXoUhgdoQ

Walz was willing to trade a mask mandate for a giant bonding bill AND he decreed a mask order AFTER the 2nd special session.

It’s political, not science. Loser.~~SJ

MN Mask Mandate by demwit Gov. Tyrant Timmy Walz.

It’s political, not science.

Walz was willing to trade a mask mandate for a giant bonding bill AND he decreed a mask order AFTER the 2nd special session.

Tyrant Tim Walz is so desperate that he must have sent an SOS out to the United Nations for positive comments on his facebook page.

There are so many post with fake accounts, from people that do not live in Minnesota,

but this is ridiculous and pathetic Walz…

Sally Woleta Endeley was harassing anti-maskers, she lives in Phnom Penh

And get this…

Married to Isaac Endeley: Deputy Chief of Staff at United Nations

Former Chief, Defence Support Section at United Nations

Former Legal Officer at United Nations

eccc.gov.kh

And Isaac Endeley of the United Nations just trashes our President, on his facebook page.

De-Fund The United Nations and get them out of the USA!!!

https://www.facebook.com/endeley

https://www.facebook.com/GovTimWalz/posts/1601982666641949?comment_id=1602139289959620