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by nradov 1631 days ago
False positive PCR tests are rare but they do occur.

https://medicine.missouri.edu/news/researchers-identify-tech...

https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1411/rr

https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/e54

Some convalescent patients continue to test positive long after the infection is cleared and they are no longer contagious.

https://wi.mit.edu/news/new-research-reveals-why-some-patien...