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
HALF of results from the 17.5m ‘game-changer’ coronavirus home testing kits ordered by the government could be unreliable, scientists checking them reveal Boris Johnson previously said new tests for antibodies could be ‘game-changers’ But experts have warned that they may fail to detect up to half of Covid-19 cases The latest figures show 47,806 confirmed … Read more
A cure for the test kit fiasco? A junior doctor is assembling £10 coronavirus testing kits on his kitchen table to help medics return to the NHS front line Dr Mike Gough has come up with the idea to help health staff in self-isolation He and his brother Chris have crowfunded to buy 1,000 testing … Read more
The Government today penned an open letter pleading for firms who can make PPE and coronavirus tests to come forward (pictured, one of the forms) The Government today penned an open letter pleading for firms who can make personal protective equipment (PPE) and coronavirus tests to come forward – despite firms who offered help weeks … Read more
Coronavirus antibody tests may finally be on the way to Britain as one manufacturer of the kits has restricted sales to just UK healthcare providers. Belfast-based Biopanda Reagents posted an alert on its website to say the ban on all international orders was ‘effective immediately’. Its kits, which work on just a finger-prick of blood, … Read more
Britain will waive import taxes on coronavirus testing kits, ventilators and other vital medical supplies in a bid to boost the fight against the deadly disease amid widespread criticism of the government’s testing operation. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced this evening that NHS suppliers will no longer have to pay customs duty and import VAT on … Read more
It will be weeks before rapid coronavirus tests are available to identify whether someone is safe to return to work, officials have admitted. In a major blow to the Government, experts said no such tests had yet been proven to work and it could be some time until they go on sale. Hopes were raised … Read more
Millions of finger-prick coronavirus home-tests could be ready to order on Amazon or pick up in Boots in a matter of days, according to Public Health England. Sharon Peacock, of PHE’s National Infection Service, said 3.5million antibody tests the Government has bought will be available in the ‘near future’. Asked whether these could be within several … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned American companies against shipping at-home coronavirus testing kits, despite relaxing its approval process for diagnostics for the virus sweeping the nation and globe. It comes after several companies, including Silicon Valley biotech start-ups like Nurx and Carbon Health began developing their own at-home sample collection sets. … Read more
Man, 59, appears in court for ‘making fake coronavirus treatment kits and sending them across the world’ after being arrested in a Post Office Frank Ludlow, 59, was arrested in post office near to his Sussex home yesterday He was charged with making counterfeit coronavirus treatment kits, police said He appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court … Read more