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Do lateral flow tests detect omicron? Your questions answered

Do lateral flow tests detect omicron? Your questions answered: Just as we thought we understood COVID testing, along came omicron and raised a whole new bunch of questions. We asked Dr Andrew Lee, a reader in global public health, to answer them. The UK government website ran out of lateral flow tests. Does that mean …

COVID: why are people testing positive on lateral flow tests then negative on PCR?

COVID: why are people testing positive on lateral flow tests then negative on PCR?: Basilico Studio Stock/Shutterstock In the UK over the last few weeks, there have been a growing number of reports of people testing positive for COVID on a lateral flow test (LFT) but then negative on a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. …