Is it better to have too many false negatives or too many false positives?

[deepika-rajput-a9c8e139 (Deepika Rajput)]

Is it better to have too many false negatives or too many false positives?

[iftekar-patel-f1e6bf65 (Iftekar Patel)]

This blog explains the effect of false negative and false positives on the overall result
ref:https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/this-is-how-false-positives-and-false-negatives-can-bias-covid-19-testing-c89094495cfc