A man has issued stern warning to Australians to check again for second lines on Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RAT) after his own positive result was extremely faint.
The anonymous Victorian man who runs the online community ‘Covid Pete’ shared an image of the test result on Facebook, and the second red line is barely visible.
After carefully inspecting the plastic testing kit, he visited a Covid-19 PCR testing clinic which later confirmed he was positive.
The Victorian man who runs the online community ‘Covid Pete’ shared an image of the positive test result on Facebook, and the second red line below the first is barely visible (pictured)
‘When I started having symptoms and others who were around me starting testing positive with their RAT test, I decided to do mine. As you can see the second line of mine is very faint,’ the caption read.
‘You must take that second faint line as a positive test!!! It was confirmed a few days later that I was positive via PCR.’
He warned others to be ‘aware and cautious of your surroundings’ and to get tested if the faintest lines are noticed on RAT home kits.
The second line on Covid-19 RAT tests indicate a positive result (left). A woman also revealed how to use photo editing tools to help see faint lines
Hundreds were shocked by the warning and some said they could ‘hardly see’ the line at all.
In the comments a woman detailed how to use editing tools on your phone to identify faint positives.
After taking a photo of the test, she suggested increasing the black point and contrast to 100 per cent
‘You can also invert the colours and this will often help you see faint lines,’ she wrote.
