A lateral flow test is not a replacement for PCR tests. If you have symptoms that you think might be Covid-19 do not use a lateral flow test and instead arrange a PCR test.

By early October, the UK government confirmed that PCR tests for travel would be scrapped for the double jabbed, with holidaymakers being able to take an antigen (or lateral flow) Covid test ...

Testing rules for COVID-19 are set to be eased for those who test positive on a lateral flow test but are asymptomatic. Asymptomatic individuals who test positive on a lateral flow test (LFT) no ...

What are the differences between PCR and lateral flow tests? NHS Test and Trace has made rapid lateral flow antigen testing available alongside standard lab-based polymerase chain reaction (PCR ...

The UK government has announced that Covid-19 testing rules are to be relaxed so that people who return a positive lateral flow test but are not displaying symptoms of the virus no longer need a ...

Move to scrap confirmatory PCRs for people who test positive with lateral flow reignites debate about which Covid test is best ...

Covid testing rules are changing across the UK so symptomless people who get an initial positive result on their lateral flow test won't need a PCR test to begin their period of self-isolation.

Latest NHS Test and Trace figures from mid-December show that one in 10 lateral flow tests came back negative once checked by PCR.

Currently, anyone travelling to the UK has to take a PCR or lateral flow test within 48 hours before their departure.

So what test do you take and when? Here we explain when you should take a PCR test and when you should take a Rapid Flow Test. Which test you get will depend on whether or not you have any symptoms.

The rules for Covid-19 testing are set to change with people who are positive on a lateral flow test no longer needing a follow-up PCR.