Coronavirus: Screening

(asked on 15th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that lateral flow tests for covid-19 are (a) available and (b) accessible.


Answered by
Maggie Throup Portrait
Maggie Throup
This question was answered on 3rd November 2021

Lateral flow tests are available at asymptomatic test sites and home test kits can be ordered online, by phoning 119, or collected from over 90% of pharmacies across England. Rapid lateral flow testing instructions in English, Welsh and 14 other languages widely and English easy read and large print versions are available online.

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