Lateral flow Covid tests run out on day lockdown is fully lifted
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK has seemingly run out of Covid-19 lateral flow tests just hours after most mandatory coronavirus restrictions were eased in England. Lateral flow tests were made available from workplaces and places in the community “to encourage a new testing habit” for anyone without Covid symptoms. “Anyone can now access free, rapid lateral flow tests for themselves and their families to use twice a week,” a government announcement read. Although earlier studies suggested lateral flow tests may be less sensitive than PCR tests in detecting Covid-19, researchers behind the latest study say the two have “very similar levels of accuracy” in spotting Covid, but only when symptoms first start.
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