Positive / negative COVID tests queried on BBC5 Sep 2020 09:13
New to this site and forum, and still working out how things work, so apologies if there is an alternative place for this question.
In my research Im trying to establish fact, and filter out the ramping and deramping comments from other excellent inputs on the board. I spotted this recent news article from the bbc saying tests that give a yes/ no may also falsely indicate the presence of long gone, but dead virus fragments : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54000629
Looking in the GDR press release details, I see their kit seems to be based on a yes/no system also (10 July 2020 announcement) : https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/market/6997483/New-Genedrive
Subsequent press announcements, relating to a drop in sales due to delays in FDA clearance also emerge. Not sure if that is related based on what I read, but on the technical topic of the tests, does anyone with a more scientific background and understanding think that GDR test may be subject to the limitations highlighted in the bbc news article? If so, how easily would it be for their software to provide a baseline, or also indicate the number of PCR cycles, to alleviate this, if it is an issue?