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, ...

More than 14 million coronavirus tests have been taken in the UK in the past year, of which around 60% were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, according to government data. But the use of lateral ...

As a result of the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, last week saw the biggest spike in Covid case numbers since records began in March 2020, with 93,045 positive tests reported in the 24 hours to ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), rapid testing was imperative for public health policymakers and health care workers in order to determine where and what measures ...

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

The government has halted Covid-19 testing at a private lab in Wolverhampton after at least 43,000 people were incorrectly given a negative PCR test result. The differences between PCR and lateral ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were the first available for spotting the coronavirus. They work by detecting the virus’s genetic material, and are very accurate. Then came rapid tests, also ...

University of Birmingham (U.K.) signs licensing deal with Innova Medical Group – the world's largest COVID-19 at-home self-test provider - to Commercialize New Proven Testing Method in the Global ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — With a rise in COVID cases continuing and more people looking to get tested, there are some key differences between the two types of tests that detect the coronavirus: PCR ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Rapid COVID-19 tests ...