Covid-19: How the UK is using lateral flow tests in the pandemic
Ingrid Torjesen
Abstract
Lateral flow tests are pivotal to the UK government’s strategy to reduce the spread of the coronavirus by identifying asymptomatic patients. But with questions over their accuracy, <b>Ingrid Torjesen</b> asks whether they are being used appropriately
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AsymptomaticPandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Government (linguistics)CoronavirusFlow (mathematics)VirologyComputer scienceMedicinePathologyPhilosophyMechanicsPhysicsDiseaseLinguisticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakSARS-CoV-2 detection and testingCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies