It is around a month since the Government announced the "enhanced role" antigen tests would play in this phase of society reopening. Ever since, the devices have become part of ever day life for many ...

Medically reviewed by Kate Colby, MPH You may get a PCR test, which can show a positive result for up to three months after recovery. If you take a rapid antigen test, it may not detect COVID after ...

Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test using one of my rapid home PCR tests. It was a courtesy—he felt perfectly fine— ...

When should I take an antigen test? Antigen tests, also known as rapid self-tests, can be done regularly if you do not have symptoms of Covid-19 and are regularly in high-risk environment, according ...

Plenty of Brits will be looking to travelling away in the coming months due to the new rules announced yesterday. Grant Shapps said that people travelling to amber list countries, provided they had ...

A high rate of positive antigen tests subsequently not confirmed by PCR tests in reported data from asymptomatic close contacts suggests anomalies in this part of the HSE testing programme, according ...

NPHET chief Tony Holohan has warned that anyone with Covid-19 symptoms should not take an antigen test but instead book a PCR test online. In a strongly worded statement, the Chief Medical Officer ...

Irish Covid-19 testing and healthcare company RocDoc has today agreed a strategic partnership with laboratory testing company, Eurofins Biomnis, which will see the turnaround for its PCR test results ...