Photos: Tesla CEO Elon Musk tests positive & negative for #COVID19

Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter, late Thursday evening, that he has tested positive for COVID-19.#

There is actually some misconception about COVID-19 testing. Technically, Musk would have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 

However, he was tested four times on Thursday, via the same test procedure, same test machine, and same nurse, and yet the results were inconsistent, with two of the tests showing positive, two showing negative:

Something extremely bogus is going on. Was tested for covid four times today. Two tests came back negative, two came back positive. Same machine, same test, same nurse. Rapid antigen test from BD.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 13, 2020

Low sensitivity test and likely low viral load (early course). Rapid antigen tests with sensitivities as low as 30%. Need PCR. Not bogus 🙃 pic.twitter.com/xUzuZIVjfW

— Mina Nordness, MD (@MinaFaye) November 13, 2020

The simulation designer right now... pic.twitter.com/Zj5vyRTl25

— Joe In Gene🅡al (@JoeInGeneral) November 13, 2020

 

Musk, who took rapid antigen tests on Thursday, said he was also awaiting results from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests from different labs. When asked by a Twitter user if he showed any symptoms, Musk said he had symptoms of a “typical cold”. “Nothing unusual so far,” Musk added.