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 ...

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 ...

Lateral flow tests will remain free, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has insisted amid criticism of suggestions they could be scaled back despite soaring coronavirus cases. The cabinet minister said ...

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".

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers assessed the changing landscape of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and the development of next-generation LFTs based on lessons ...

People have been turning up to pharmacies for lateral flow tests 'every five minutes' over the Christmas period - and have often been unable to get one. Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the ...

Fully vaccinated holidaymakers will soon be able to take lateral flow coronavirus tests on their return to England instead of PCR tests. The change from more expensive PCR tests to cheaper and quicker ...

Unless you've been living on a deserted island with no access to the internet (which, tbh, sounds quite appealing right now) then you'll be familiar with the Omicron variant of coronavirus which has ...