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2GN0KYK Lateral flow test strip showing negative Covid 19 test results and a single simulated positive result.

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Your guide to the UK’s covid-19 testing rules and how LFTs really work

With record numbers of people in England and Wales testing positive for covid-19, many want to know the significance of the lines on a positive lateral flow test, and how they relate to your likelihood of infecting others

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Pedestrians walk past images of workers of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) fixed to hoardings outside a temporary field hospital, set up in the grounds of St George's Hospital in Tooting, south London on January 5, 2022. - Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS) is struggling with staff forced to stay at home after testing positive, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised action to plug staffing gaps in the worst-hit areas. The reactivation of emergency

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We shouldn't dismiss 'incidental' covid-19 infections in UK hospitals

Analysis

A person walks past a mural of medical workers in Mérida, Mexico, in February

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Should I worry about 'deltacron' and other covid-19 recombinants?

Analysis

Zero-covid strategies are being ditched, but they were the best option

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Zero-covid strategies are being ditched, but they were the best option

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Empty Streets during Coronavirus Outbreak United Kingdom

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Health Check newsletter: Six lessons from the covid-19 pandemic

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A child receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Paris in December 2021

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Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

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The covid-19 pandemic isn't over – and it won't end any time soon

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The covid-19 pandemic isn't over – and it won't end any time soon

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Humans have spread diseases to other animals many times

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 21: A citizen purchases COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits for self-testing at a drug store on March 21, 2022 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. (Photo by Long Wei/VCG via Getty Images)

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Another global wave of covid-19 is beginning before the last one ended

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

As covid-19 restrictions end in many countries, we have a moral duty to cover our mouths and nose when we sneeze and avoid socialising when we feel ill, says Jonathan R Goodman

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Health Check newsletter: Parallels between vaping and covid-19 debates

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Covid-19 news archive: February 2022

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Iceland targets herd immunity with controversial covid-19 strategy

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Why has the omicron coronavirus variant hit Hong Kong so hard?

Analysis

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