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Theyve already been infectious. thats why a rapid test, these antigen tests, are very specific. theyll only turn positive when you are infectious, which is why they are the better public health tool even if pcr is the better tool for a doctor who may be as interested in asking the question, have you been infected in the last couple weeks or even possibly months? >> okay. thats very interesting to me, but do the at-home rapid tests that youre talking about, do they detect you at the beginning of ...

Get out. now theyre basically saying you dont need it, but if you can find one, do it. i know what theyre trying to do here, trying to get as many people tested amidst a shortage of testing. would it be better to leave this aside and say no need to test? >> i think many of us in public health would put the testing requirements aside. you have to interpret the importance of the test. the fancy, best test, the pcr, it can remain positive for a very long time and youre perfectly fine. what the test...

Keeping himself safe. take a listen. >> last year was a lot easier. i came here last year for christmas as well, and it was a lot smoother than it is now with the restrictions, especially from taiwan. theres a lot of traveling restrictions so we had to make sure we got pcr-tested the day before which was a hassle but once everything got completed its pretty much -- you know, once you get to the airport and everything checks out its seamless. a lot more stricter in taiwan. a lot more stricter. th...

It was introduced as one of the three core symptoms but now we are not saying that as a key feature, so you cannot rely on your sense of taste and smell to be able to tell you whether you have got covid. you have any symptoms or the cold at all you really do need to get a test to make sure you stay away from other people while your results. —— while getting your results. one of the changes announced earlier this week to covid testing rules, for people travelling to the uk from abroad, has co...

Children. with the surge the white house announcing a million covid tests available for k-12 schools and the white house also introducing a new -- >> reporter: andrea, obviously this is the biden administration really trying to emphasize their desire and effort to keep schools open right now amid those supply chain shortages, and the long lines for tests around the country, the administration announcing those 10 million tests, that dedicated stream. it will be 5 million of the rapid tests, 5 add...

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Before testing positive or two days before symptoms begin. then about three or four-days after symptoms begin. but fur asymptomatic and still test positive on a rapid antigen test, you can still spread to other people. now if you have no symptoms and you test positive on a pcr, the most accurate test, that is understandable. we expect a pcr test to remain positive for up to 90 days but not a rapid antigen. that is the key. that is the one that needs to be negative. carley: you know i think a lot...

The figure includes two days of data from wales due to reporting backlogs over christmas. and there is continuing concern over a shortage of pcr and lateral flow tests. the health secretary sajid javid says the government will triple the supply of lateral flow tests to 300 million a month by february. this is how london rang in 2020. but this year, like last, will feel very different for many people. for the second year running, londons famous new years eve fireworks celebrations have been cance...

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Secondly, which is going to come into effect from tomorrow... they have agreed that if a person showing no symptoms has a positive lateral flow test they are no longer advised to have a follow—up pcr test to confirm that result unless they are in a clinically vulnerable group, which may need early access to treatment, of course. they hope this means that there will be something like an easing of demand by 5—15% for pcr tests. so that is what wales have just decided. we have more figures from...