What is this test result?? Pic attached!

[goldpendant]

Never had one like this before. This is my dad, who has reported increased muscular/joint pain over the last three days - a symptom of Kraken if I’m correct??

After 20 mins by the way, before 30.

That’s not A great photo… this one is a bit better.

Id say invalid

Just a glitchy test isn't it?!

That looks like the dye bleeding from using too much liquid. I'd say negative as there's not a line all the way across but probably worth doing another one to be sure.

Invalid test I'm afraid! Possibly too much liquid I think.

Must have done hundreds and never had one look like this, but yes, glitchy one I suppose?

Colour run
Need a fresh test making sure the correct number of drops were used

I’d say Negative, the newer tests often bleed. There’s no line or colour at the test position. You could do another tomorrow to make sure. Put less liquid on

Actually, I had this on lateral flow tests when I had covid first time. It looked exactly like this on every test I did. A PCR came back positive but lateral flows continued to look like this.

You also need to wait all the time it says (30 mins?) you can’t read it early (unless a definite positive appears!). You might find the bleed reduces and if it’s a feint positive it can take some time to change

I think try another test. Looks like maybe to much liquid used.

My DH had one like this that resolved over the next day to be clearly negative. He went on to test positive the next day though. Definitely worth a repeat

Negative, but the test has been flooded which may have affected the result.
Does it matter if it is covid? The treatment for his symptoms will be the same either way.

Invalid- do another one. Make sure you follow instructions to the letter.

I'd have put it down to too much liquid, but giving others are saying they went on to test positve with a similar reading, I'd suggest he tests again tomorrow.

Love the kraken typo

Think Kraken is a covid variant rather than a typo

Even better then lol

I’m pretty sure we had covid just before Christmas for the first time but I never got a positive test. Textbook symptoms brief temperature, cough and then lost smell for 24hrs day 3. Hubby got the faintest lines days 1-4, negative 5-7, positive 8-12 and then positive day 21. (I know that’s a lot of tests but meh I got a massive box and the lines were there but barely visible).
It was so confusing lol.
Lots of people anecdotally are getting their positives 6/7days into their symptoms (to do with previous infection/vax meaning symptoms are immune system rather than virus at the start unlike 2020).

I think the test is just bleeding from the control and I can’t see anything near the T. I would say this is negative. But test again in a day or two if possible.