To keep up with Trafford news sign up to the MyTrafford newsletter here Two new kinds of lateral flow covid-19 tests have arrived in Trafford – and they’re halving the amount of time you have to wait for results.
The nasal swabs, which don’t require a throat swab at the same time, only require 15 minutes to deliver results. This has halved the usual 30 minute wait for the lateral flow tests most commonly used across the country in the past few months.
The new tests are available for home testing and on-site testing across the borough. Trafford’s schools are set to begin using the on-site tests when their pupils return from September for the new school year.