LATERAL flow tests are in high demand as the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire in the UK. The Government advises taking them whenever you are going to an event where you could spread Covid to ...

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For many doing a lateral flow test has become a daily or weekly occurrence in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Under new guidance the public is instructed to report every ...

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 ...

In an attempt to keep the number of Covid cases down to a minimum, mass testing has been implemented across England while lockdown restrictions ease. How can you get one sent to your home? Rapid ...

Adults in England will be offered two free Covid tests a week to help prevent new outbreaks. Starting on Friday, everyone will be encouraged to take two lateral flow tests twice weekly at home in an ...

Lateral flow tests provide quick results for people wanting to know whether or not they’ve been infected with coronavirus. They’re also a lot less invasive than PCR tests - although if you have ...

Latest figures show that around 3.8m people in the UK, approximately one in 17, has Covid. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released earlier this week found that this was a 7 per ...

AS kids get back to school and big events are back on the cards, it's key that we keep on top of Covid infections. Lateral flow tests are free and can help determine whether or not you're infected in ...

As the government introduces Plan B, the nation is once again being asked to follow measures to prevent the spread of Covid as the new Omicron variant takes hold. The new rules will see a return to ...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce this afternoon that everyone in England is to be offered free, twice-weekly coronavirus tests. The lateral flow tests – which can provide results in around ...

As lockdown restrictions ease, people are being encouraged to take two rapid lateral flow tests a week. Rapid lateral flow tests are being made widely available for many people across the UK to do at ...