Home-testing coronavirus kits are again unavailable for key workers after just 20 minutes on day three of Government’s new website Millions of key workers have failed to secure a home test for covid-19 again today Government website had ‘none available’ just twenty minutes after opening The 5,000 tests released daily are only intended for those … Read more
Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a ‘game-changing’ development in the battle against Covid-19. A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus … Read more
Professor Sir John Bell, from the University of Oxford, said officials are struggling to find a good quality antibody test Britain’s hopes of going back to normal today suffered another blow after a top scientist checking coronavirus antibody tests for the Government said none of the ones he’s seen so far are any good. Professor … Read more
A new study is being launched by the Government to track the spread of coronavirus in the population and get a full picture of the number of infections. As many as 300,000 people are expected to take part within the first year and receive kits to self-administer a test. It is hoped the research will help … Read more
A new study is being launched by the Government to track the spread of coronavirus in the population and get a full picture of the number of infections. It is hoped the research will help scientists understand the current rate of infection in the UK and how many people have developed antibodies to the virus. Some … Read more
Coronavirus swab kits could be delivered to UK homes by Amazon in pilot scheme as No10 reveals testing is only at half capacity Britain’s coronavirus testing programme is only at half capacity, No10 admitted In just 13 days Matt Hancock promised the UK will test 100,000 people a day But only 18,665 tests were performed … Read more
The Government’s target of 100,000 coronavirus tests per day could be hit by a single company which will make tests in the UK, the firm claims. Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company based in the US state of Massachusetts, said it has the capacity to supply all of the 700,000 tests per week. It will work … Read more
A Scottish newsagent is selling coronavirus test kits for £30 each – and claims he has already sold £750,000 worth to a pharmacy. Nadeem Anwar says the antibody test, which can tell if someone has already had the killer infection, he sells is 92 per cent accurate. He has already bought 100,000 kits from China … Read more