Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Latest figures show that around 3.8m people in the UK, approximately one in 17, has Covid. Data from the Office for National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High demand for lateral flow tests has resulted in supply issues, with many people unable to get their hands on the kits in recent ...

Over the past year, we've all turned to lateral flow tests (LFTs) every time we've felt poorly to make sure we're not experiencing a Covid symptom. These small plastic cartridges, which have been free ...

Claims that the UK government is trying to trick citizens into taking a hazardous lateral flow test by altering the kit’s outer packaging are false. Lateral flow tests are safe, and the Department of ...

Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. The UK ...

Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a 3D printing technique that extends the possibilities of lateral flow testing. These tests are widespread in the form of the classic pregnancy test ...

The highly transmissible omicron variant has led to renewed interest in home testing kits. The UK is getting through millions of these tests each week, while US president Joe Biden has just ordered ...

Everyone in England is being offered twice-weekly Covid-19 tests as part of Downing Street’s push to “reclaim a more normal way of life”. Lateral flow test kits, which can provide results in just 30 ...