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Error rate of Chinese Rapid test kits for COVID-19 is 80%, Chinese Foreign Ministry blames Czech for improper use
(28 Mar) Recently, the rapid screening of COVID-19 began to be used overseas and the error rate reached 80%.The Czech Republic, Spain and Turkey are all affected by this. The Czech government is currently negotiating cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disagreed with such news. He claimed on Twitter that the 80% error rate was due to "improper use by Czech staff."
The Czech Republic spent 14 million koruna (approximately USD 570,000) on purchasing Chinese rapid coronavirus test kits this month. On the 18 March, it dispatched military aircrafts to bring back 150,000 rapid test kits from Shenzhen. But after five days of inspection, the health department found that the error rate was as high as 80%. All inspectors are now subject to in-depth investigation.
Source: Itn TW
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3115840?utm_medium=P
#CzechRepublic #Spain #Turkey #ChineseTestKit #Coronavirus
Error rate of Chinese Rapid test kits for COVID-19 is 80%, Chinese Foreign Ministry blames Czech for improper use
(28 Mar) Recently, the rapid screening of COVID-19 began to be used overseas and the error rate reached 80%.The Czech Republic, Spain and Turkey are all affected by this. The Czech government is currently negotiating cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. However, Geng Shuang, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disagreed with such news. He claimed on Twitter that the 80% error rate was due to "improper use by Czech staff."
The Czech Republic spent 14 million koruna (approximately USD 570,000) on purchasing Chinese rapid coronavirus test kits this month. On the 18 March, it dispatched military aircrafts to bring back 150,000 rapid test kits from Shenzhen. But after five days of inspection, the health department found that the error rate was as high as 80%. All inspectors are now subject to in-depth investigation.
Source: Itn TW
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3115840?utm_medium=P
#CzechRepublic #Spain #Turkey #ChineseTestKit #Coronavirus
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用中國快篩錯誤率達80％ 耿爽竟怪捷克「使用方法不當」 - 國際 - 自由時報電子報
日前爆出中國武漢肺炎的快篩，錯誤率竟達80%，不僅捷克受害，就連西班牙、土耳其都跟著受害，因為中國快篩出錯，捷克政府目前正與我中研院洽談合作。不過，中國外交部發言人耿爽可不這麼認為，他在推特上指稱，快篩錯誤率達80%是因為「捷方人員使用方法不當所造成」。捷克本月斥資1400萬克朗（約台幣1677萬元）購買中國快篩，18日派出軍機從深圳運回15萬份快篩，不料一連檢驗5天後，衛生部門發現錯誤率高達80%，所有的檢驗者都須接受深入檢查。