'False positive' Covid tests created by schoolchildren using fruit juice PARENTS are being warned after children are reportedly using fruit juice to create "false positives" on COVID-19 tests.
Kids have taken to social media channels, including TikTok, to demonstrate how the acid breaks the test and produces a positive result. It is believed children at schools across the country have used drinks like orange juice to make it appear they have the deadly virus.
Gateacre School in Belle Vale, Liverpool, asked pupils in years 7, 8, 9 and 10 not to attend this week as some students tested positive, but there is no evidence they used fruit juice to create the "false positive".
The school did warn parents to be "vigilant" though, after becoming aware of the trend nationally.
The email, which was seen by Liverpool Echo, read: "Nationally, some school students have discovered that placing droplets of orange juice or other fruit juice on an LFD test gets a false 'positive' result.
"In light of this, can you be extra vigilant when your child is doing their LFD tests. Also, remind them that a positive LFD test must be followed by a confirmatory PCR test."
