Rapid turnaround coronavirus tests could be used to detect the most infectious people and potentially help when it comes to relaxing lockdown restrictions, scientists from the University of Oxford have suggested. Interview with Professor Timothy Peto.
Rapid-turnaround Covid tests that could hasten an easing of restrictions are able to catch nine out of 10 infectious cases, the first major study has found. Contradicting weeks of scepticism, the research by Oxford University and Public Health England (PHE) strongly suggests that 30-minute lateral flow tests could be a viable means of reopening schools and workplaces. It…
The UK government is aiming to produce 2m rapid Covid-19 tests per day as it seeks to shake off its dependence on foreign producers for its “Moonshot” mass screening vision. The government has paid consulting firm PA Consulting £6.2m to set out plans to scale up manufacturing of testing technologies in the UK, according to…
A group of scientists have responded to criticisms about rapid turnaround coronavirus tests, as they sought to dispel “factual errors” made by other experts. Some 14 professors and health leaders refuted claims made in an article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which stated that a mass rollout of lateral flow tests in care…