Hamburg is recalling rapid corona tests in daycare centers: According to the manufacturer, two test batches of the “Genrui SARS-CoV-2 antigen test kit” (Colloidal Gold) are frequent, as the social security authorities announced in a letter to all parents to false-positive results.
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One of these batches was also delivered to Hamburg from October 2021, it said. “We cannot rule out with certainty that you were supplied with tests from the faulty batch in the past year. We therefore ask you to send test packages with the LOT no. 20211008 no longer to be used. Ask your day-care center to issue new tests.”
According to the authorities, the Genrui company has confirmed that the reliability of negative results is not affected by the error.
Other protective measures
In addition, due to the current high level of infection, additional
Protective measures apply in the daycare centers: From now on, daycare providers can also request that parents only accept FFP2 masks.
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