Nearly 40,000 coronavirus-infected people were told they tested negative due to error at UK COVID-19 testing lab in 2021
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The UK health agency said that a lab error last year caused 39,000 people with COVID-19 to be told they tested negative. The UK health agency said that the lab error allowed tens of thousands more to be infected with the coronavirus infection. Richard Gleave, UKHSA director and lead investigator, said: Through this investigation, we have looked carefully at the arrangements in place for overseeing contracts of private labs.