Rapid Covid testing across England will help identify symptomless carriers
by Robin McKie from Science | The Guardian on (#5CMDA)
Tens of thousands are unwittingly spreading coronavirus - lateral flow devices will confirm infection in under 30 minutes
Rapid testing to find symptomless carriers of Covid-19 is to be launched in England this week. The aim of the programme is to identify some of the tens of thousands of infected people who are unwittingly spreading the virus across the country.
The dramatic escalation of the programme - which uses detectors known as lateral flow devices - comes as Covid death rates have continued to soar and hospitals have reported alarming numbers of patients needing intensive care.
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