Coronavirus UK: Amazon could deliver swab kits in pilot scheme

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

Coronavirus swab kits could be delivered to UK homes by Amazon in pilot scheme

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

Bosch creates coronavirus swab test and machine that gives results in less than three hours

Bosch has created a coronavirus test and machine that gives results in two-and-a-half hours, removing the need to send samples to a laboratory. The results are 95 per cent accurate, according to the German manufacturer, better known for its washing machines and fridge freezers. Swabs from patients are placed into a special cartridge and put … Read more

Furious Brits demand coronavirus tests as lecturer with tell-tale symptoms is denied a swab

An Oxford University lecturer rushed to A&E with breathing difficulties and denied a coronavirus test has slammed the Government for failing to provide more swabs.  Dr Jennifer Cassidy said Boris Johnson needed to ‘get a grip and test’ after doctors refused to swab her because she was not in a life-threatening condition.  The politics lecturer, who has … Read more

Noni Janur sits through coronavirus nasal swab as COVID-19 spreads across Australia  

What a COVID-19 test actually looks like: Bachelor star Noni Janur sits through awkward nasal swab as coronavirus spreads across Australia By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:38 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2020 The Bachelor’s Noni Janur has shared a video of what it’s really like to … Read more

Germany is now using drive-thru centres to swab patients for coronavirus

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more