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Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current estimate for (1) the proportion of polymerase chain reaction tests for COVID-19 that are false positives, and (2) the number of cycles that such tests now go through; and whether they will place details of the research that supports the estimate of false positives and the decision on the number of cycles to be used in the Library of the House.  HL7975

Question HL7975: tabled on 9 September 2020 and due for answer by 23 September 2020

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Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current estimate for (1) the proportion of polymerase chain reaction tests for COVID-19 that are false positives, and (2) the number of cycles that such tests now go through; and whether they will place details of the research that supports the estimate of false positives and the decision on the number of cycles to be used in the Library of the House.  HL7975
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Lord Lucas
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