Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?
3 years, 10 months ago

Can I get an NHS coronavirus test if I don’t have symptoms?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a bid to address this source of spread that goes undetected, the department of health and social care has encouraged local authorities to use asymptomatic testing from now onwards. Asymptomatic testing had already been introduced for NHS patient-facing staff and care home staff on a regular basis, says the government. From the week beginning 11 January, asymptomatic testing is being rolled out across England, in all 317 local authorities, for members of the public who are not necessarily key workers. Health secretary Matt Hancock says: “Targeted, regular community testing using lateral flow tests is highly effective and has already identified over 14,800 positive Covid-19 cases who would not have been identified without targeted asymptomatic testing, breaking chains of transmission in the community."

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Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus test centres can close, self-testing can stop, advisors say

Dutch News  

The government’s coronavirus advisory team says mass testing at regional centres can be wound down and that the recommendation to use self tests if people have symptoms can be dropped. In its 146th set of recommendations since the pandemic began three years ago, the Outbreak Management Team says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus and its sub variants is now …

Covid-19: NHS Adds Nine New Symptoms To The Official List In UK
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: NHS Adds Nine New Symptoms To The Official List In UK

News 18  

We have been tackling the coronavirus pandemic for two years now, and every few months, with the arrival of a new variant, comes a fresh list of symptoms. Recently, the World Health Organization issued a fresh warning regarding the new Covid-19 mutant variant, XE, which was first detected in the United Kingdom on January 19 this year. And a BBC …

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory
2 years, 11 months ago

Contacts of confirmed Covid cases need not be tested unless 'high-risk': Govt advisory

India Today  

Contacts of those who are found positive for Covid-19 need not be tested unless they fall in the "high-risk" category, says a new government advisory. "People who need not be tested: Contacts of confirmed cases of Covid unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities and individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel," read the ICMR Advisory on Purposive Testing …

How to get a Covid test
3 years, 10 months ago

How to get a Covid test

The Independent  

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Cold and flu symptoms should be viewed as potential Covid cases, doctors warn
3 years, 11 months ago

Cold and flu symptoms should be viewed as potential Covid cases, doctors warn

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Patients reporting symptoms of the common cold should be treated as …

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Companies sign up for rapid testing in workplace

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rapid coronavirus testing is being extended to dozens of businesses and …

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Rapid test trials miss over 50% of positive cases

Daily Mail  

WHAT IS OPERATION MOONSHOT AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN LIVERPOOL? But residents have today complained to MailOnline that asymptomatic and symptomatic people were not segregated as they queued at testing centres for their swab, potentially opening the door for the coronavirus to sp Photographer David Colbran, 51, said: 'It's a shambles, we booked an appointment to have a test …

UK coronavirus lockdown tiers explained: Ultimate guide to the latest rules as London moves to tier 3
4 years, 2 months ago

UK coronavirus lockdown tiers explained: Ultimate guide to the latest rules as London moves to tier 3

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: Hospitals told not to test staff or patients for Covid-19

The Independent  

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Widespread UK testing shortages could take weeks to resolve, Government admits
4 years, 3 months ago

Widespread UK testing shortages could take weeks to resolve, Government admits

ABC  

The British Government has been forced to defend itself over coronavirus testing shortages that have seen doctors and nurses unable to get tested as COVID-19 cases in the UK rise and the demand for tests surged. Key points: A surge in demand for coronavirus testing in the UK has seen doctors and nurses unable to be tested The UK Government …

Coronavirus testing in Melbourne went down — here's why some Aussies are avoiding the swab
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus testing in Melbourne went down — here's why some Aussies are avoiding the swab

ABC  

Every day, state leaders front the media, revealing the latest case numbers and the number of tests conducted in the previous 24 hours. — Anna L One person put off their test because of bad weather I have been tested three times, even though I don't leave my house. — Caleb V I know it's bad but getting a test, …

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Government launches new test and trace drive

Daily Mail  

The Government will launch a new NHS Test and Trace public health campaign in a desperate bid to improve the lagging system after it emerged a third of contacts are still being missed. Some 81 per cent of contacts reached were able to give details of one or more contacts There has been a gradual increase in the percentage of …

Coronavirus: 15 staff at a large NHS trust test positive for Covid-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: 15 staff at a large NHS trust test positive for Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fifteen employees at a large NHS trust have tested positive for …

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus UK news live: Latest updates as rapid one-hour tests to be rolled out in hospitals

The Independent  

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Give all healthcare workers priority access to coronavirus testing: Associations
4 years, 5 months ago

Give all healthcare workers priority access to coronavirus testing: Associations

NL Times  

As more people get tested for a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection week after week, and the percentage of those tested has also steadily risen, several health care worker associations have launched a lobbying campaign to make sure the country's care workers receive priority access to the test. Healthcare union Nu'91, professional association VenVN, and elder care branch association Actiz demand said …

Lanarkshire: Officials investigating coronavirus outbreak at NHS contact tracing centre
4 years, 5 months ago

Lanarkshire: Officials investigating coronavirus outbreak at NHS contact tracing centre

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. One senior source said: “The contact tracing service is now …

Coronavirus: Full list of Covid-19 rates across England
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Full list of Covid-19 rates across England

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest figures on coronavirus rates across England confirm that Leicester …

Some in Melbourne are refusing to be tested, so could the Government make you take a coronavirus test?
4 years, 6 months ago

Some in Melbourne are refusing to be tested, so could the Government make you take a coronavirus test?

ABC  

Widespread and extensive testing for COVID-19 has been a pillar of Australia's response to coronavirus, but not everyone, it seems, is on board. But acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said he understood why some people would be uncomfortable with taking a test. In Victoria, where the current outbreak has taken hold, the Public Health and Wellbeing Act gives the …

Coronavirus: Only 4 in 10 Covid-19 patients contacted at start of government's 'test and trace' scheme, leaked figures show
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Only 4 in 10 Covid-19 patients contacted at start of government's 'test and trace' scheme, leaked figures show

The Independent  

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Coronavirus live blog: Global number of COVID-19 cases passes 6 million
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus live blog: Global number of COVID-19 cases passes 6 million

ABC  

ABC News Dr Coatsworth also spoke about asymptomatic testing for coronavirus. Dr Coatsworth said that it might be "tempting" to think testing should be broadening to include people who don't have any symptoms when the number of new cases is so low. "People who have symptoms, they're the ones we want to go and get tested for COVID-19 because that's …

Coronavirus: NHS and social care staff to get antibody tests from next week, Matt Hancock to announce
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: NHS and social care staff to get antibody tests from next week, Matt Hancock to announce

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NHS and social care staff will be able to get antibody …

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: ‘Game-changer’ antibody test subject to scrutiny as eleventh hour London Tube rescue deal to cause fare hike
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus news you might have missed overnight: ‘Game-changer’ antibody test subject to scrutiny as eleventh hour London Tube rescue deal to cause fare hike

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, a new antibody test developed by Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, touted by the …

Coronavirus: Millions of key workers and their households can now book coronavirus tests online — here's how
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Millions of key workers and their households can now book coronavirus tests online — here's how

The Independent  

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 Millions of key workers and their households will be available …

Coronavirus UK: 46,000 key workers try to book a test as checks run out in minutes
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus UK: 46,000 key workers try to book a test as checks run out in minutes

Daily Mail  

How do you arrange a coronavirus test? Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed this evening that some 46,000 people had tried to book a coronavirus test this morning Applications for tests shut at 10am, with the website saying people could no longer register Health Secretary Matt Hancock arrives at Downing Street in Westminster this morning The website had already been telling …

Coronavirus UK: Heathrow boss demands mass airport screenings
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Heathrow boss demands mass airport screenings

Daily Mail  

The boss of Heathrow is urging ministers to introduce mass screening at airports, the Daily Mail can reveal. Passengers from the Holland America Line ship Zaandam walk through arrivals in Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London, after flying back on a repatriation flight from Florida The airport's boss John Holland-Kaye has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock to …

Coronavirus: Minister admits low number of tests carried out is ‘really troubling’ and hints at mistakes
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Minister admits low number of tests carried out is ‘really troubling’ and hints at mistakes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The care minister has admitted the low number of coronavirus tests …

Coronavirus testing in Victoria has been expanded. So do you need a test?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus testing in Victoria has been expanded. So do you need a test?

ABC  

The Victorian Government has expanded its coronavirus testing program to become the widest in the country. But Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the time has come to broaden the criteria to root out coronavirus cases of unknown origin. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says anyone with a fever or chills, any respiratory symptoms including a cough, sore throat, difficulty …

Is an ‘immunity certificate’ the way to get out of coronavirus lockdown?
4 years, 9 months ago

Is an ‘immunity certificate’ the way to get out of coronavirus lockdown?

CNN  

CNN — Perhaps half the world’s population is living under some form of restriction to help curb the spread of coronavirus. “We are looking at an immunity certificate, how people who’ve had the disease, have got the antibodies and therefore have immunity, can show that and get back as much as possible to normal life,” he said. On the positive …

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus: Criticism over testing as officials release guidance on who to save first

CNN  

London CNN — The UK will test 100,000 people per day for coronavirus by the end of this month, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Thursday. Hancock set out the government’s order of priority for testing people for coronavirus: Patients first, expanding to NHS staff and their families, critical key workers third and “over time we will expand to community.” …

Coronavirus: One in four NHS doctors off sick or in isolation, says leading medic
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: One in four NHS doctors off sick or in isolation, says leading medic

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in every four NHS doctors is off work sick or …

Who Can Get A Coronavirus Test?
4 years, 9 months ago

Who Can Get A Coronavirus Test?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As cases of COVID-19 spread, many people are hearing of friends and family who have been exhibiting symptoms. “So we’re not testing, let’s say, a young, otherwise healthy individual who has an upper respiratory tract infection, as we really would not do anything to change the recommendation to that person,” Procop said. But the fact of the …

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: UK citizens worried about lack of testing as cases rise

India Today  

Citizens in the UK are worried about lack of testing among citizens for the novel coronavirus even after the World Health Organisation recommended countries to test more to identify more infections. Jai and his 11-year-old daughter Shivani who got food poisoning and later developed symptoms similar to Covid-19, said the NHS asked them to self-isolate for seven days and later …

Coronavirus: Portable kit to test NHS staff for virus to be ‘available in weeks’
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Portable kit to test NHS staff for virus to be ‘available in weeks’

The Independent  

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. Doctors are having to wait longer than patients for tests and results It is …

UK coronavirus cases surge by 2,000 in a WEEK
4 years, 9 months ago

UK coronavirus cases surge by 2,000 in a WEEK

Daily Mail  

The UK's coronavirus outbreak is one of the fastest escalating epidemics in Europe, official statistics have revealed. Boris Johnson said in a conference today: 'At the moment the disease is proceeding in a way that does not seem, yet, to be responding to our interventions' – he urged people to follow the advice to not go out in public or …

Coronavirus UK: Number of people being tested falls amid growing anger at 'complacent' government response
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus UK: Number of people being tested falls amid growing anger at 'complacent' government response

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Wider testing is important as it will help to manage demand as the number of …

Coronavirus test: confusion over availability and criteria is leaving sick people wondering if they’re infected
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus test: confusion over availability and criteria is leaving sick people wondering if they’re infected

CNN  

CNN — A group of first responders in Washington state, a scientist in California, a woman at an assisted living facility in Florida – all worried because they believe they might have novel coronavirus but say they can’t get tested. Their stories came into CNN’s tip line even as Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday told CNN’s morning show, “New …

Authorities looking at 'scaling up' coronavirus testing capabilities around the country
4 years, 10 months ago

Authorities looking at 'scaling up' coronavirus testing capabilities around the country

ABC  

Health authorities have been examining ways to scale up the capacity to provide testing for the coronavirus to ensure rapid tests are available across the country if needed. Key points: Coronavirus tests in Australia currently only take place in public health laboratories Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy says there are now plans to "scale up" testing capabilities around the …

Victorian plane passenger tested for coronavirus as hospitals brace for 'tens of thousands' of COVID-19 cases
4 years, 10 months ago

Victorian plane passenger tested for coronavirus as hospitals brace for 'tens of thousands' of COVID-19 cases

ABC  

A man who flew into Avalon Airport on Tuesday morning is one of hundreds of people who have been tested for coronavirus in Victoria, as the state's hospitals prepare for the pandemic phase of the outbreak. Key points: The State Government expects the virus to begin spreading within the Victorian community Measures are being considered to free up hospital space …

Coronavirus: Thirteen more patients diagnosed in UK as number of cases reaches 35
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Thirteen more patients diagnosed in UK as number of cases reaches 35

The Independent  

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