Lateral flow tests

UK’s Updated Arrival Requirements For Seafarers

According to an article published in Superyacht News, Following the UK government’s move to exempt seafarers returning to the UK from ‘red list countries’ from travel restrictions, including hotel quarantine, some further changes have been made to the requirements for seafarers when entering the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid Lateral Flow Test

From 6 April, and when in England for more than two days, arriving seafarers will be required to undertake COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFTs) on...

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[Watch] UK Rolls Out Rapid COVID19 Tests for Asymptomatic People

  • The UK will next week roll out regular rapid testing for people with no Covid-19 symptoms, according to health secretary Matt Hancock.
  • The community testing regime – expanded to cover all 317 local authorities – uses rapid lateral flow tests, which can return results in 30 minutes.
  • Local councils are being encouraged to prioritise tests for those who cannot work from home during the lockdown.
  • The health secretary said asymptomatic testing can help break transmission.

Regular rapid testing for...

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