As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, Covid case numbers have continued to rise across the UK in record numbers, with 120,821 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Now, the prime ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

Coronavirus tests have become increasingly easier to get hold of as the pandemic has progressed. Now more than 163 million Covid-19 tests have been taken in the UK since the start of the pandemic, ...

A Covid-19 lateral flow test showing a negative result. Routine testing to identify those infected followed by efficient contact tracing, and supported isolation is still the most effective public ...

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

More than 14 million coronavirus tests have been taken in the UK in the past year, of which around 60% were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, according to government data. But the use of lateral ...

The government has halted Covid-19 testing at a private lab in Wolverhampton after at least 43,000 people were incorrectly given a negative PCR test result. The differences between PCR and lateral ...

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Vaccinated travellers entering England from abroad will be able to take a day two lateral flow test instead of a more expensive PCR test from Sunday 24 October, in a move by the UK Government to make ...

The rules on when to take a PCR test and when to take a lateral flow have changed in England, as the UK hits more than 142,000 daily Covid cases. From January 11, those without symptoms do not need to ...

There had been fears that travellers would have to be filmed or supervised taking their lateral flow tests. This would have made the price of the tests far more expensive for British tourists. On ...

Last month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that free Covid-19 testing for most groups will end under England’s plans to live with coronavirus. He said the country would now deal with the virus ...