The UK has seen another increase COVID-19 Infections in recent weeks, the latest wave caused by the lower extremities Omicron The option is known as BA.2.
However, growth seems to be slowing down now, with the UK Health and Safety Agency (UKHSA) 281,269 positive tests were recorded over seven days On April 11, 1613 were also killed and 16,438 people were taken to hospital.
It is currently estimated that the lower reaches about 93.7 per cent of cases in England, with the highest prevalence in the south-east of the country (96.4 per cent) and the lowest in the eastern Midland (91.1 per cent), respectively. UKHSA.
Boris JohnsonThe government lifted all social restrictions in England on 24 February and followed it with the abolition of free shipping. Lateral flow Tests (LFTs) on April 1 as part of its “Living with Covid” strategy, which predicts that the worst pandemic will end.
But the latest wave of cases has already created an renewed demand for LFTs in pharmacies, which is reported to be 400 percent increase in sales In the last week of last month.
Still the easiest way to determine if you have been infected from covidium at home, LFTs typically sell for 50 2.50 per pack or 12 12 per five-pack and use litmus paper to indicate whether the saliva sample you provided contains traces. Coronavirus.
After you drop the drops from your sample onto the plastic reader, a solid line appears next to the letter C (“for control”) in the test window to confirm that the test worked successfully.
The second red line will appear properly next to the letter T (“for test”) if the virus is in your sample, although this line can sometimes appear very faint.
According to Led by the governmentThe reason for this is that LFTs may be less susceptible when a person has a low level of virus in their system, however the appearance of any line indicates that your test is positive, that you have been infected with Covid and this should be taken into account. Feel infectious.
“Even faint lines indicate that the test is positive,” the official advice reads, adding: “The result lines may appear dirty or faint, but they are still valid results and should be reported.”
However, none of the tests are always 100 percent accurate and it is possible for LFTs to return false positives, usually if the sample you provided is inadvertently contaminated or if you wait 15-30 minutes as recommended in the instruction kit. To determine your result.
If you test positive on Covid, you no longer need self-isolation, though NHS He advises you to work from home where it is possible to prevent transmission of the disease to colleagues, friends and family, especially because others may be more vulnerable than you.
Prior to the lifting of social restrictions, the public was advised to leave the isolation after five days if test results were negative for two consecutive days or after a 10-day quarantine if they continued testing.
What does a faint line indicate on a lateral flow test?
