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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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When should you do a lateral flow test and when to take a PCR? As Coronavirus numbers rise in Scotland, you might want to make sure you aren't positive and at risk of passing it on to your loved ones, ...

The government has halted Covid-19 testing at a private lab in Wolverhampton after at least 43,000 people were incorrectly given a negative PCR test result. The differences between PCR and lateral ...

Despite COVID-19 cases in the UK surpassing 50,000 for the first time since July, the UK government has announced fully-vaccinated holidaymakers travelling from non-red listed countries will be ...

Coronavirus rules will relax for returning holidaymakers who are fully vaccinated in what the Government is hailing a “huge boost” for the travel industry. From 4am on Sunday – and in time for ...

People who get a positive lateral flow test result will no longer need to take a follow-up PCR test, the UK’s Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The change to the testing regime will come into ...

People have been left confused over the availability of PCR test slots after the Government’s website showed that no appointments were available in England at walk-in and drive-in test sites. The ...

A shortage of coronavirus tests continued on New Year's Day morning with no PCR test slots available to book in the North East and no home delivery slots for lateral flow tests. As of 10am on New Year ...