A rapid Covid-19 antibody test bought by the Government may wrongly tell one in five people they have had the coronavirus. Number 10 placed an order for one million AbC-19 tests made by UK-based company Abingdon Health in October to be used for research purposes, in order to paint a better picture of how far … Read more
Rapid Covid tests being used to pilot Operation Moonshot in Liverpool could allow Britain to return to as close to normality as possible, health chiefs said today. Evaluation of the test produced by Innova — which is now being used for the first phase of mass-testing in England — showed that it is ‘accurate and … Read more
Operation Moonshot was dealt a damaging blow on day one in Liverpool as one of the rapid coronavirus tests set to be used in a mass-testing scheme was found to be less than 50 per cent accurate in a trial. Officials have now cancelled plans to include Optigene Direct RT-Lamp tests, bought because they give … Read more
Rapid coronavirus test trials which were due to be used in Liverpool as part of ‘Operation Moonshot’ missed more than 50 per cent of positive cases The 20-minutes test planned to form part of ‘Operation Moonshot’ programme Trials have been scaled back due to accuracy concerned of the OptiGene test Scientists found high proportion of … Read more
Boris Johnson brings in the Army to help roll out ‘rapid turnaround’ tests for Covid for ‘whole cities’ within days PM made the announcement as he plundged the nation back into full lockdown Experts say R rate shrinks with mass testing and better contact tracing regime Mr Johnson said millions of cheap and reliable tests … Read more
Sainsbury’s in 25 minutes or less! Supermarket is trialling ‘rapid’ delivery service on Uber Eats with more than 1,000 products available Sainsbury’s has partnered with Uber Eats to offer a rapid delivery service Customers ordering from app will have groceries delivered within 25 minutes It is initially launching in Camden, north London and will be … Read more
Rapid Covid tests that deliver results in 15 minutes could be available for as little as £5 and rolled out before Christmas, a report said last night. Those who test negative could be allowed to head back to the football stadium, pub or theatre, a government source told The Sun. The pregnancy-style tests are being … Read more
Nevada health officials order nursing homes to STOP using rapid COVID-19 tests after finding 60% of positive results were false In August 2020, nursing homes in Nevada were sent two rapid antigen COVID-19 tests: the Quidel Sofia II and the BD Veritor Plus Unlike nasal swab tests that detect the genetic material of the virus, these … Read more
The Department of Health today revealed it is investing £500million in getting rapid on-the-spot coronavirus tests into public use in its battle against Covid-19. ‘Lab in a van’ mobile testing will allow anyone, even those who don’t feel ill, to get tested quickly at any time and receive their results within minutes, according to Health … Read more
The UK could get back to normal by Christmas if the rapid coronavirus testing being trialled by the Government is successful, Matt Hancock said today. The Health Secretary, who has announced a £500million investment in a mass on-the-spot saliva testing regime, said it was the ‘best shot’ at ending social distancing. Although treatments for the … Read more