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“Tests should only be ordered after you have used up any kits you already have at home.”

Free testing for all comes to an end on April

The provision of free tests ends next month, but people are struggling to order them online

If you have been felling sick and just want to stay in bed, you may have panicked and taken a Covid test yet it came back as negative - so what does this mean and why are so many people feeling run down but not testing positive?

Remember flu? Despite lockdowns holding it at bay, a small group of scientists is searching the globe for deadly new strains – and to work out what to put in next winter’s vaccines

Kingston has one of the highest infection rates in the country, according to the UK Health Security Agency

Stealth Omicron now accounts for over 80 percent of Scottish Covid cases.

Infection rates are creeping up across many parts of the UK

Sub-lineage more transmissable than parent and already England’s dominant strain, study warns

The highly contagious sub-variant of Omicron, officially named Ba.2 and confirmed by the UKI Health Security Agency (UKHSA), is more difficult to differentiate from other variants using PCR tests

Experts have warned the coronavirus pandemic is not yet over, with cases rising among the elderly