Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After prime minister Boris Johnson declared an “omicron emergency” on Sunday night, as the new variant of Covid-19 continues to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ministers are being warned that the public could be left ‘flying blind’ on Covid following reports free lateral flow and PCR tests ...

Boris Johnson has said there is a “ready supply” of lateral flow tests (LFTs) despite a message on the Government website saying home kits are unavailable. The website on Monday advised people to “try ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...