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Why is my pcr test taking so long.Pathology insider on why PCR tests are taking so long: 'The game's changed'
Why is my pcr test taking so long. How you get your NHS coronavirus (COVID-19) test result
Related: Lockdown Learning , discuss home schooling during lockdown. My Dh had a pcr test yesterday morning and we are still waiting for results.
I know it can take up to 3 days but every test we've done we've had results back by morning and luckily all been negative. The fact this one is taking so long I'm stressing it's gonna be positive! I would imagine it's because there has been a big increase in cases so more people are being tested, I don't think it's anything to do with the test results.
Fingers crossed it's negative. Try not to worry. My DH had one last Friday lunchtime and didn't get the results till Saturday at 6pm. It was negative. Think they're just very busy. We thought the same though! When my step brother's family tested they got the first positive result on the Tues, then two negatives a couple of days later then two more positives at the weekend. Do I take him for another test tomorrow in case they've lost it?
I must admit I'm tempted to ignore it and assume it was just a brief cold. He had a really bad cold a few weeks ago then on Monday night had a sore throat and a bit of a cough.
The only reason I did a Covid test was because someone at school he knows has Covid. Wouldn't have crossed my mind otherwise and he's not coughed since. Oh what a mess! Waiting here too. Two weeks ago my kids came back within 12 hrs.
I'm on 36 hrs now. Though sure I'm positive. Loads of strong pos lfts. I did hear from someone else that test demand is really high. We are waiting for our test results taken yesterday at although my two children have had their results - positive one emailed at 12pm today and negative at 2pm. My other child tested at 9am on Monday and positive confirmation email was sent at 5am yesterday so I'm not sure what is happening!
Justwingingit oh poor you! Have you been vaccinated? I was really hoping that being jabbed would mean we get it quite mildly. Sorry you're feeling rubbish and hope you feel better soon!
I didn't get results from my Saturday test until yesterday. Think they're busy at the moment. The insider at a pathology unit at a hospital detailed why it is taking so long to process PCR tests for Covid and lifted the veil on how torturous it is for health care workers at the moment. The account was backed up by several other people who claimed to be healthcare professionals, as well as physician and health commentator Dr Norman Swan who tweeted that a source in the industry verified the account.
With negative tests mandated for interstate travel, the testing systems in both public and private healthcare facilities just weren't designed to cope with such high demand.
The healthcare worker, believed to be in NSW, says testing clinics were relying on batch testing which lumps a large number of tests together and only separates them out if there is a positive. The method was working efficiently but now due to the higher percentage of positive results, it's getting much harder keep up.
My former partner ran PCR tests in a lab, as a microbiologist and infectious disease doctor. The details in the reddit thread is exactly as she explained to me. She did not post it. I watched her work tirelessly throughout the pandemic, selflessly, into the ground. The pathologist worker also said at any given time the staffing situation in healthcare is "dire", with most wards or clinics having just enough workers to get by. Pathologies had barely just gotten over the hurdle that was the prior lockdown, with very few resources and dwindling staffing.
Fresh twist after people wrongly sent negative Covid results. Crazy scenes as people fight for Covid tests amid Omicron outbreak. Omicron has taken off, particularly in NSW where the lack of controls has really allowed it to go completely out of control," he said. The Reddit post said testing capacity was at the "absolute limit" and there is no more equipment available, "let alone staff" to process test samples — which is why so many people are reporting waiting up to three or four days for their result.
Is some cases having to miss out on their holiday. The testing system doesn't end after tests have been processed with data entry and the work required to send results "crippling" some labs. It's a time consuming process and the pathologist warned people should not trust labs saying results will be available in a matter of hours. We are being bombarded with work and cannot make things go any faster, not for you or anybody else," they said, adding their own test has been sitting idle for days among other tests yet to be processed.
With the rising number of Covid cases, testing requirements for travel and people wanting to make sure they're not passing on Covid to loved ones over the Christmas period, it's no wonder the testing system is overwhelmed. Dr Moy says instead of testing travellers, attention needs to be redirected to those who are symptomatic and therefore more infectious. Private providers have been a vital support and NSW Health has been working with them to ensure turnaround times for tests are as quick as possible," a spokesperson said.
The pathologist said hospitals and some clinics have rapid PCR tests which are used in cases where a patient needs to be transferred into a different ward, into surgery or to have another procedure. Supplies are running out to operate rapid PCR analysers and they say hospitals are not equipped to handle this. Healthcare staff have been left a burden which we do not have the resources to manage," they said. I cannot speak for nurses or doctors on these wards, they must be going through unimaginable stress and hardship.
The hospitals are not equipped for this.
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