Hugh Sheridan tests negative for COVID-19
"It looks very much like it was a false positive," says Hugh Sheridan as he now tests negative.
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Good news. Just a day after revealing a positive test for COVID-19, with no symptoms, Hugh Sheridan has now tested negative.
And he may never have been positive….
On Instagram he wrote, “My latest test shows a NEGATIVE result for Covid, I’ve been on the phone all night with the RPA Virtual hospital and my night nurse at my Hospital Hotel, it looks very much like it was a false positive on the 28th of August, which makes a lot of sense. The process has been a rollercoaster and it’s caused whirlwind of emotions. It’s late now so I won’t know the next steps till the morning, but I wanted to share with you as so many people have shown SO MUCH kindness and concern, I am still OK. Thank YOU! Thank you again to the health workers for being so informative Hx”
Good news, indeed.
8 Responses
It is still a learning curve for all…no one really knows much…everyone is researching…..but I think he did the right thing…if positive was correct…any contacts would want to know….he was thinking of others.
Negative tests are only about 70% accurate and positive tests are about 99% accurate. Nasal – PCR tests that is. Rapid tests far less accurate. Two tests is too small a sample size to prove one way or the other with a split result. Statistically, his second negative test is less likely to be accurate than his first…. so maybe he should stop talking until he actually knows what’s going on
Maybe its also worth holding back until you have confirmation before you put it out to the world
Not sure it’s that simple. Others have received false positives too. The question is really about whether you make it known before or after recovery (don’t know the answer to that). On your own social media it’s reasonable to assume you have a dialogue with your followers.
the simple question is do you put it on social media before a second test or not
To be fair he’s locked in a room on his own, probably scared and a bit confused after a positive test considering he’d been in isolation since a negative test, looking for both an outlet for his thoughts and a bit of reassurance.
Makes you wonder how many other false positive/false negative tests there have been.
This is why social distancing and washing your hands regularly is so necessary