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This is an interesting tradeoff to consider. Under many many circumstances I could see that rate of false positives being awful and intolerable.

In the context of a bona fide pandemic with a massive shortage of desperately needed testing, however, this would be a palatable improvement upon the status quo.

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In the case of a generally mild disease, it's much less of a problem. Usually, the problem with false positives is unnessary, risky treatments and overwhelming the medical system. But in this case, you just need to know whether to self quarantine. You only need treatment if symptoms become severe.

Until the global economy unnecessarily collapses.

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