The government will no longer provide free universal Covid-19 testing for most of the public from 1 April, as part of its plan for living with the virus. While people can currently still order lateral ...

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 ...

Coronavirus tests have become increasingly easier to get hold of as the pandemic has progressed. Now more than 163 million Covid-19 tests have been taken in the UK since the start of the pandemic, ...

After over two years, we're finally seeing a return to somewhat of a 'normal' life in a post-pandemic world, with the government recently announcing its plans for how we'll be "living with COVID-19".

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

Not long ago, referring to a lateral flow test would have resulted in blank stares, even though they’re common diagnostic devices used in over-the-counter pregnancy tests, for example. But the ...

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 ...

The proportion of COVID-19 infections missed by the Innova lateral flow test (LFT) are “substantial enough to be of clinical importance” according to an analysis published in The BMJ. The study by ...

HATFIELD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genisphere LLC has licensed its 3DNA® Signal Amplification technology to Chembio Diagnostics, Inc., a leader in point-of-care ("POC") diagnostic tests for infectious ...