As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, Covid case numbers have continued to rise across the UK in record numbers, with 120,821 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Now, the prime ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The rules on when to take a PCR test and when to take a lateral flow have changed in England, as the UK hits more than 142,000 daily Covid cases. From January 11, those without symptoms do not need to ...
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 ...
There had been fears that travellers would have to be filmed or supervised taking their lateral flow tests. This would have made the price of the tests far more expensive for British tourists. On ...
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 ...
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 ...