Covid has been on the rise in the past couple of months, largely fuelled by the new strain Pirola BA.2.86. A variant from Omicron BA2, the strain was first found in Denmark in July this year and ...

Colin Fassnidge has tested positive for the Omicron strain of Covid, sharing his diagnosis in an Instagram post on Thursday. The celebrity chef, 48, discovered the news as he was about to embark on a ...

Running through the list of Covid symptoms, you realise that you have more than your fair share. Begrudgingly, you take what feels like your thousandth coronavirus test but, much to your surprise, it ...

Coronavirus tests have become a contentious issue this week as people across the country have struggled to get tested because laboratories have reached “critical pinch point” in processing them. The ...

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With many receiving routine Covid tests for work, and others having to check if they’ve been infected before heading abroad for one of the few exceptional circumstances, lateral flow testing is on the ...

During the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic, it became apparent that the processing of the standard COVID-19 test using nasal swab samples, while considered a gold standard, was slow, taking ...

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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 ...

Dr James Hindley says T cells can help other cell types to create more antibodies if a person is exposed again A company in Cardiff has developed a test for coronavirus T cells - which can potentially ...