High demand for lateral flow tests has resulted in supply issues, with many people unable to get their hands on the kits in recent days and pharmacies warning of “huge problems” with kit deliveries.

When the coronavirus pandemic first took hold, trying to get a COVID test was like trying to get Glastonbury tickets. Hard to come by is an understatement. But now, well over a year on, a key part of ...

From Tuesday 14 December, people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 - whether Omicron or not - should take an NHS rapid lateral flow test every day for 7 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Free Covid tests will now be available only to vulnerable groups and some NHS staff, as the government ends free testing for the majority of the population. From 1 April, most people in England will ...

With many of us regularly using lateral flow tests to minimise the spread of coronavirus, there has been some confusion over interpreting the results. After following the instructions on the leaflet ...

Only a few years ago the benefits of lateral flow diagnostic tests weren’t widely understood outside of scientific circles. The reason most people came into contact with the technology was through the ...

An artificial intelligence app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helped to reduce false results in a new trial out today. Published in Cell Reports Medicine, a team of researchers from the ...