Two tests which can detect coronavirus and flu – and promise results in 90 minutes – are to be rolled out in hospitals, care homes and laboratories.
The swab and DNA tests will help deal with the virus in winter, helping ordinary Brits work out what could be making them poorly and helping prioritise the correct treatment.
It will also help people continue normal lives, as they won't need to self isolate if they test negative for coronavirus - as coughs and colds become more common in the wintry weather, the Department of Health said.
Almost half a million new swab tests will be available from next week across adult care settings and laboratories. Millions more of the tests, supplied by Oxford Nanopore, are set to be rolled out later in the