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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Primary school pupils across England stepped back into the classroom this week after months away from education. The Government reintroduced the strictest Covid measures one day after they went back ...

Since the new Omicron variant of Covid was first detected several weeks ago, cases have surged across the UK. In some areas infections have risen to unprecedented levels, as experts ask the public to ...

Since Covid-19 emerged in November, 2019, the word has had to get used to repeated testing and the wide variety of kits available. From PCRs to lateral flows, each test for the same thing, but in ...

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 ...

New lateral flow and PCR testing rules have been introduced today with changes to what you need to do if you test positive with Covid. The government has announced that people who test positive with ...

Covid testing rules are to be eased for people without symptoms, who will no longer need to confirm a positive lateral flow test with a PCR. While Covid levels are high, people can be confident that ...

A national shortage of lateral flow and PCR tests has been described as 'mayhem' as some Merseyside shops are out of stock and test centres reach capacity. Key workers and the public are unable to get ...

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