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 ...

Thousands of people have watched a woman falsely claiming in a video online that all COVID-19 tests are being recalled due to safety issues “in every other country” except the United Kingdom. A ...

The newer versions of lateral flow tests (LFTs) instruct the user to swab the nose only when testing for Covid – and the change came as a relief for those who hated doing the gag-inducing throat and ...

If you have an at-home COVID-19 Flowflex test that came in a dark blue box, don't use it, the US Food and Drug Administration said this month. At least, if you got it in the US. While the Flowflex ...

The proportion of COVID-19 infections missed by the Innova lateral flow test (LFT) are “substantial enough to be of clinical importance” according to an analysis published in The BMJ. The study by ...

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 ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted an Emergency Use Authorization to an over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 test that agency officials say will double at-home testing capacity. The ...

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".

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone in England is being offered twice-weekly Covid-19 tests as part of Downing Street’s push to “reclaim a more normal way of life”. Lateral flow test kits, which can provide results in just 30 ...