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 ...

Other members of the public must purchase lateral flow test kits if they wish to test at home. But how accurate are these at-home tests in determining whether or not you have Covid?

LATERAL flow tests are being used as part of a coronavirus testing pilot in Liverpool, so what is a lateral flow test?

In a lateral flow test, a swab is placed in the nose or throat of the person being tested, before then being put into an extraction tube with a liquid to create a solution.

Coronavirus lateral flow tests are free and provide a quick result within 30 minutes. But how do you do one?

Lateral flow tests have emerged as one of the frontline defences in preventing the spread of covid-19, but are often criticised as being less accurate than PCR tests. Here’s why.

With the introduction of Covid Plan B putting new emphasis on the need to take lateral flow tests, it is vital you know when to take them, where to get them and how to understand them ...

COVID testing is now available to everyone - irregardless of symptoms. Millions of people can order a twice-weekly rapid lateral flow test. What are the risks and benefits of doing so?

Lateral flow has grown beyond the home pregnancy test and has the potential to give people access to a range of quick, affordable and accurate tests they can perform at home to screen for a ...

As Omicron continues to spread in the UK, here’s when you should take a rapid Covid test – and why taking a lateral flow test before socialising matters.

Before 2020, the words “lateral flow” meant little to anyone outside the scientific community. When talking to people unfamiliar with lateral flow, those working with the technology would often have ...