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Confirmatory PCR tests to be temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow test results

UKHSA has announced that from 11 January in England, people who receive positive lateral flow device test results for COVID-19 will be required to self-isolate immediately and won’t be required to take a confirmatory PCR test. This is a temporary measure while COVID-19 rates remain high across the UK. Whilst levels of COVID-19 are high, most people with positive lateral…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2022
Lateral flow device and UK manufacturing capability Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Lateral flow device and UK manufacturing capability

As many of you will have seen there has been a lot of media attention to the source of the lateral flow tests provided by Test & Trace to the population over the last week, as well as concerns about lack of supply. This has led to political speculation, significantly on Wednesday and Thursday this week regarding why UK manufacturers,…
Ben Kemp
January 7, 2022