As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, this week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in March 2020, with 119,789 positive tests reported in the 24 hours to ...

The performance of lateral flow (antigen) tests commonly used to detect COVID-19 infection in children falls short of the minimum criteria set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and US and UK ...

The UK government recently asked all secondary schools to provide on-site COVID-19 testing for pupils, and advised secondary, college and university students to continue twice weekly testing, in an ...

Lateral Flow Tests (LFTs) have become a normal part of life as we learn to live with COVID-19 and ride the Omicron wave. But despite at-home testing reaching record levels in recent weeks - with over ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

As plan B measure are implemented across the UK, people are being urged to wear masks, work from home and take regular lateral flow tests. Lateral flow tests are for people who have no symptoms but ...

And thankfully, the rapid tests are free for most purposes except travel, where you’ll need to pay for private testing. Some work places will even provide lateral flow tests for free and expect you to ...

Brits are scrambling to get lateral flow tests after Boris Johnson announced they will no longer be free from 1 April. The arguments for and against free Covid-19 testing What does a faint line mean ...

After over two years, we're finally seeing a return to somewhat of a 'normal' life in a post-pandemic world, with the government recently announcing its plans for how we'll be "living with COVID-19".

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 ...

Lateral flow tests for Covid 19 have been rolled out across the UK in various settings – from cities to universities and care homes. Now, the prime minister has suggested they could even be used to ...