GPs could be asked to take on live coronavirus testing as NHS England said that swab testing in primary care is the ‘next step’ in the programme.

09 June 2020

02 June 2020

GPs should offer Covid-19 antibody testing to patients who are having bloods taken for other reasons, if the patient wishes to know if they have had the virus, NHS England has said.

29 May 2020

Anyone in England who develops symptoms should immediately order a Covid-19 test from tomorrow, as the Government launches its ‘test and trace’ strategy.

27 May 2020

21 May 2020

19 May 2020

The Government will provide a breakdown for prioritisation for the new approved Covid-19 antibody test ‘in due course’, it has said.

15 May 2020

GPs and other NHS staff who have tested negative for Covid-19 should not return to work if they still have symptoms, NHS England has said.

01 May 2020

29 April 2020

After a few days of illness the concentration of the virus falls This information is sourced from the UK Research and Innovation Website (UKRI): Testing during the course of infection:  The test for the virus detects the genetic material (nucleic acid) of the virus during an active infection.

26 April 2020