Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of ...

It has been over three years since Covid-19 cases were first diagnosed in the United States. And while President Joe Biden announced last week that he intends to end the state of national emergency ...

There has been a lot of talk on social media about "false positive" test results after several commentators suggested they might be seriously skewing the coronavirus figures - but that is based on a ...

We’ve been asked by readers whether a Covid-19 test can return a positive result if the person tested only has the common cold rather than Covid-19. This is based on the fact that the common cold can ...

As free NHS coronavirus tests continue to be in short supply, there has been growing demand for private testing services. Along with a rise in demand, cases of the virus are also rising across the UK, ...

As the two main ways of checking if you have coronavirus, most people will have at least heard of PCR and rapid lateral flow tests by now. It is also widely known that anyone testing positive for the ...

Incorrect. Covid-19 diagnostic tests are not perfect, but they won’t misdiagnose other coronaviruses as the virus which causes Covid-19. A post on Facebook makes a number of claims about the Covid-19 ...

Suitable for clinics but not homes, the DnaNudge test is unlikely to fulfil the government’s ‘Moonshot’ testing goals A rapid test for coronavirus made by DnaNudge that was said by ministers to be ...

If you’re showing symptoms of Covid already, you’re encouraged to use the PCR test. You can order one online or order a test at a walk-in/drive-thru site. These tests get sent off to a lab and you’ll ...