Lateral flow tests use similar technology to pregnancy tests, and do not require lab equipment or expertise to get a result.

Coronavirus lateral flow tests are free and provide a quick result within 30 minutes. But how do you do one?

Even if you get a negative result with lateral flow, also known as an antigen test, this does not necessarily mean that you do not have the virus and can spread it to others.

While lateral flow tests are once again available on the government website and able to be picked up from pharmacies, how accurate are these at-home tests in determining whether or not you have ...

PCR test sites, used for those who have displayed symptoms of the virus due to their high rates of accuracy, will also be able to offer lateral flow tests for collection during specific time windows.

Free lateral flow tests are only available to eligible groups - such as NHS staff, adult social care staff, and those at serious risk of illness from Covid. Other members of the public must ...

The lateral flow tests – which can provide results in around 30 minutes – will be available from Friday, regardless of whether people have symptoms.

How to report a lateral flow test result? The government has an online lateral flow test reporting website here, which you can use to report negative and positive Covid-19 results.

With the introduction of Covid Plan B putting new emphasis on the need to take lateral flow tests, it is vital you know when to take them, where to get them and how to understand them ...

What is a Covid lateral flow test? A Covid lateral flow test uses a swab from a patient's nose or throat to quickly determine if they are infected with coronavirus.

However, based on the Government's rules, even passengers who do not have coronavirus could face 10 days of mandatory self-isolation if they fail to take their lateral flow test correctly.

TWO FREE rapid coronavirus tests per week will be available to everyone in England soon as the government expands its testing programme. So how can you get yours, and how reliable are they?