LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal health administrators are telling Nevada officials they have to rescind a statewide directive issued several days ago telling nursing homes to stop using two types of rapid coronavirus tests due to the likelihood of false-positive results.
The head of COVID-19 diagnostic testing at the federal Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that Nevada is prohibited by law from imposing the ban it ordered Oct. 2.
He acknowledged there's "no perfect test" for the virus but said the value of identifying 40% of true positives is a lifesaving matter for nursing homes.
