Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that 500 million free rapid COVID home tests would be mailed to U.S. households starting from next month, as the country battles its latest wave of the ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

Andrew Lee has previously received research funding from the National Institute for Health Research. He is a member of the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society for Public Health. Just as ...

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 ...

Record numbers of people in England and Wales are testing positive for covid-19. Here’s what you need to know about how lateral flow tests work, why symptoms may linger even if a person is no longer ...

The number of people catching Covid has soared by a third in recent weeks. Latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency show that in the week running up to June 19, 2024, there were 2,815 ...