CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk tested positive and then tested negative for Covid-19 on the same day.
Elon Musk, who is having symptoms of a typical cold and "nothing unusual so far, got four tests done on Thursday.
Taking to his Twitter handle Musk tweeted, "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."
The test that the Musk mentioned in his tweet refers to the BD Veritor test, which is a nasal swabs-based test that is designed to give results in 15 minutes.
According to a report in Forbes, the test is being used due to the current emergency situation even though it has not yet been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"If it's happening to me, it's happening to others. I'm getting PCR tests from separate labs. Results will take about 24 hours," Musk said.
A vocal critic of sweeping restriction put in the wake of the pandemic, the tech billionaire had earlier said that he would not take a vaccine against the disease when it becomes available.
In an interview on the New York Times' podcast "Sway" published in September, Musk even defended the opening of a Tesla factory in California in defiance of the local lockdown rules.
(With IANS inputs)
