Can Pregnancy Tests Help Beat COVID-19?

The video discusses the importance of developing quick and effective tests during a pandemic, highlighting the use of lateral flow tests similar to pregnancy tests. These tests utilize capillary action and antibodies to detect specific proteins in various samples. The video also covers the development of COVID-19 tests using these principles, emphasizing the need for specificity to avoid false results.

Discuss the challenges scientists face in developing tests for COVID-19 as mentioned in the text.

How can false positives and false negatives occur in the testing process?