At Outbreak’s Center, Wuhan Residents Question Accuracy of Virus Tests

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At Outbreak’s Center, Wuhan Residents Question Accuracy of Virus Tests
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Locals, doctors say nose and throat swabs are at times throwing up false negatives; medical experts fear outbreak is larger than Chinese data show

Locals, doctors say nose and throat swabs are at times throwing up false negatives; medical experts fear outbreak is larger than Chinese data show Doctors and epidemiologists have called for Chinese hospitals to use chest scans rather than swab tests to diagnose the new virus.

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