High demand for lateral flow tests has resulted in supply issues, with many people unable to get their hands on the kits in recent days and pharmacies warning of “huge problems” with kit deliveries.

The lateral flow assay market is poised for growth via increasing home-based self-testing kits, integration with smartphones for telehealth, and expansions in food safety and environmental monitoring.

Claims that the UK government is trying to trick citizens into taking a hazardous lateral flow test by altering the kit’s outer packaging are false. Lateral flow tests are safe, and the Department of ...

A Covid-19 lateral flow test showing a negative result. Routine testing to identify those infected followed by efficient contact tracing, and supported isolation is still the most effective public ...

Pharmacists warned the government about supply of lateral flow tests “weeks ago”, according to the CEO of the Association of Independent Pharmacies. Leyla Hannbeck told HuffPost UK that pharmacies ...