We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) can send you braille, audio or large print instructions. Some people don't have to take a coronavirus test before entering the UK. report your rapid lateral flow test result on GOV.UK as soon as possible; get a PCR test to confirm your result – follow any instructions you're given or get a test to check if you have coronavirus on GOV.UK; Continue to self-isolate until you get the result of the PCR test. The test can tell if you’re infectious or not within 2 hours. Where information about providers of tests is available locally, FCDO travel advice pages will be updated with this information. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. On 6 July, we started rolling out regular testing (retesting) for care homes in England. Under 'documents for care homes using the online application portal', updated 'care home testing guidance for LFD self-testing at home' to reflect a new registration process (the option to create user accounts when self-registering). Carry out testing on the day of collection. They said an official order will be issued later in the day and it will be effective till March 15. In a care home where there is one or more confirmed case of coronavirus, the local health board must offer testing to all staff and residents regardless of symptoms as part of enhanced outbreak investigations. See the full guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) lateral flow testing of visitors in care homes. Read more information on COVID-19 testing in residential and nursing homes in Northern Ireland. You can apply for coronavirus testing kits to test the residents and/or staff of your care home. Updated the 'graphic summarising testing for care homes' to reflect latest guidance and clinical advice. Updated to reflect that test booking routes are now available for essential workers in Scotland. If you do not present proof you tested negative, you may not be able to board your transport to England. There are 2 types of test kits delivered to care homes: PCR test kits should be used to test staff members weekly and residents every 28 days. The first step of taking a test for coronavirus usually involves taking a swab of the nose and the back of the throat, which can be done by the person themselves (self-administered) or by someone else (assisted). Added 2 new attachments for care homes: 'graphic summarising testing for care homes' and 'care home testing: information sheet for care providers'. Updated 2 attachments to reflect changes to the registration system for these testing kits: 'guidance on Randox testing' and 'how to use Randox test kits'. Added information and link to book a courier collection for used testing kits in care homes. The test must be taken, even by UK … You can apply whether or not any of your residents or staff have coronavirus symptoms. Updated to reflect that under-5s in Scotland can now access testing. Negative COVID Test Required To Enter England. We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Notification of problem with Randox test kits. Updated to reflect that the employer referral portal is now closed and employers should direct essential workers to the self-referral portal to get a prioritised test. Contact them to find out more. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. Under 'List of essential workers and those prioritised for testing in England', amended transport workers section to add border workers, those critical to EU transition and those supporting the operation of critical transport and border infrastructure through which supply chains pass. If you’re an essential worker in England, Scotland or Northern Ireland, you can apply for priority testing through GOV.UK by following the guidance on testing for essential workersbelow. If you do not have proof of a test because you planned to get tested on your journey, but you were not able to do so because you were not able to enter the country in which you planned to get tested, you will be allowed to board. Added guidance for essential workers and employers about arranging a test, including a link to the self-referral service. If you arrive in England without proof you tested negative, you could be fined £500. Added how-to videos section, including 'how to take a coronavirus self-test swab', 'how to test a child for coronavirus', 'how to test care home residents for coronavirus' and 'how to test people in a mental health or learning disabilities care setting'. If the result is negative, you can end your quarantine. Test sites are open 7 days a week. Replaced 'guidance on Randox testing' and 'guidance on non-Randox testing'. Around 1 in 3 people with coronavirus do not have any symptoms. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. If you arrive without a test result that includes this information, you might have to pay a £500 fine. Instead, people are directed to Public Health England guidance in the ‘Future advice’ section. You must take the test in the 3 days before the service on which you will arrive in England departs. You may be given a rapid test kit by your local council, workplace, university or school. See guidance below on testing for care home residents and workers. You can get a swab test to check if you currently have coronavirus. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Information about new testing, self-isolation and quarantine rules from 15 February. The changes reflect the new retesting programme for care homes, including how often staff and residents should retest. This is so you take the test in the 3 days before you board the final service to England. As many as 229 students and four staff from a school hostel in Maharashtra’s Washim district in the Vidarbha region have tested positive for COVID … Apply for coronavirus tests for a care home. Updated to reflect that there is now a single GOV.UK testing service for people who have symptoms and want to get tested. Updated section 'Regular testing in care homes (England)' to state that the remaining CQC-registered adult care homes (for those aged under 65) will be able to register for retesting from 31 August. Added a return label for returning recalled Randox test kits to the 'Documents for care homes using the online application portal' section. You’ll also be asked to put on protective clothing (PPE) as an additional step to help protect vulnerable residents. Added that children under 5 years old in England and Wales who have symptoms of coronavirus and live with an essential worker can now be tested. Updated 2 documents in section 'Documents for care homes using the online application portal': 'guidance on Randox testing' and 'guidance on non-Randox testing'. Myanmar added to list of countries where you do not need to take a coronavirus test before travel to England. To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Added guidance on care homes testing in Wales and a new attachment: 'guidance on non-Randox testing (Wales)'. Across all these testing methods, there is a network of couriers who collect the completed samples and deliver them safely to one of our laboratories. After ordering a home test you can either: Most people get their result the next day but it can take up to 3 days. Added information on testing for care home residents and workers (England only). 'Drive-through appointment' has been changed to 'test site appointment' in the 'Arrange a test if you're an essential worker' section. You must have proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test to travel to England. COVID-19: Travellers arriving in England, Wales and Scotland will need negative tests to be granted entry. The government says the regulation has been imposed in the face of "worrying new strains" of COVID. If you plan to take a test in a country on your way to England, you must make sure that this is possible before you set out. Anyone with symptoms can get a test online or by calling 119. For example, if you’re driving from Germany and you stop for a few days in Belgium, you should take a test in Belgium. In a care home with no positive cases for 2 weeks or more, the local health board must offer testing to all staff on a weekly basis. Updated with expanded list of frontline workers eligible for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in England and information on the different test options that are being developed. LFD tests should be used to test staff on their first day back to work following a period of leave that has resulted in someone missing their weekly PCR test. For example, if you travel directly to England on Friday, you must take the test on the Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. COVID-19: UK reports another 215 coronavirus deaths as number of people jabbed hits 17.5 million Under the new regime, the COVID-19 tests taken on … All international passengers will have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to England or Scotland, it has been announced. Book your courier collection by 7pm at least a day before carrying out testing. Once access if granted, all testing staff are required to watch the training videos and complete the online assessment before they test. Testing will be organised by local health board testing teams, using local and NHS Scotland laboratory capacity. NHS workers and patients without symptoms where there is a clinical need, in line with NHS England guidance. Under 'List of essential workers and those prioritised for testing in England', added workers critical to EU transition. By enforcing a covid test 72 hours prior to departure to UK this will help ensure that those who enter the UK do not have COVID-19. Once you’ve taken your sample, you must register it via the link below so that we can send your results to you: If you had a rapid lateral flow test, you should get your result in 30 minutes after taking the test. Updated to reflect that children under 5 years old can now get tested in Northern Ireland. Under 'documents for care homes using the online application portal' renamed 'care home testing guidance for residents and staff: PCR and LFD (England)' to 'care home testing guidance for residents and staff: PCR and rapid lateral flow (England)' and updated it to reflect new guidance on return box tracking and updated sample swabbing instructions. Some countries have entry restrictions in place, which mean you may not be able to get tested there. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Testing is most effective within 3 days of symptoms developing. You do not need to report the results of tests that are processed at our labs (PCR tests). If your test result is positive, you must not travel. The swab samples are analysed at our labs and the result is communicated back to the individual. People arriving in the UK now have to take two coronavirus tests while quarantining, and some must pay to self-isolate at a hotel. You may need to get tested if you’re due to have surgery or a procedure. Follow the instructions that come with your kit carefully to ensure you take the right steps for the kit you’re using. The sections in the guidance that talk about next steps for positive testing patients have been removed. Serco runs more than one in four coronavirus swab-testing sites across the UK The firm made £2million in net profits from Covid contracts, its boss … For testing in other situations, you should apply for testing kits following the instructions below. You must check with your test provider that it meets those standards. BEFORE you travel you must book a travel testing package for £210. Added guidance about testing care home staff and residents in Scotland. Watch how to take the test in this video: How to take a coronavirus self-test swab. See the list of essential workersbelow. Added information about Lateral Flow Antigen Tests. UK plans to test effect of giving one dose each of the Pfizer and Astrazeneca covid-19 vaccines A UK trial is aiming to investigate the impact of giving people two different covid … You must make sure that the test provider can meet the standards for pre-departure testing. The present situation in Myanmar means that it is not reasonable to seek to obtain a pre-departure coronavirus test in that country before departure to England. Added links to lists of essential workers prioritised for testing in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You cannot currently enter the UK if you’ve been in ... provide proof of a negative coronavirus test; Find out more about what you’ll need to do before you leave for the UK because of coronavirus. A regular programme of COVID-19 testing for all care home residents and staff is in place across Northern Ireland. Your test result must be in either English, French or Spanish. Added that children under 5 years old in Wales who have symptoms of coronavirus and live with an essential worker can now be tested. You must have proof of a negative COVID-19 test to travel to England from abroad. You must have proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test to travel to England. The 'guidance on Randox testing' document also includes a note to say that Randox test kits should not be used for testing until further notice. Please check with the NHS location where you have your test that it is a PCR test. Don’t worry we won’t send you spam or share your email address with anyone. Mobile testing units travel around the UK to increase access to coronavirus testing. All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK. You can report your result online or by telephone: We also ask that you report negative and invalid results: this helps the NHS to monitor the spread of the virus and support communities across the UK. The Test to Release scheme is not available to anyone who has been in or through any country that is on the travel ban red list in the 10 days before arrival in England. This is part of the 5-pillar strategy for coronavirus testing. You can shorten your quarantine period if you pay for a COVID-19 test after isolating for 5 days. 4. They respond to need, travelling to test essential workers at sites including care homes, police stations and prisons. If you need consular assistance, contact the nearest consulate, embassy or high commission. NHS capability is being increased by providing test kits directly to ‘satellite’ centres at places like hospitals that have a particularly urgent or significant need. We aim to return test results within 48 hours of a swab being taken, or within 72 hours for a home test. A courier will collect your used testing kits. You must provide the original test result notification. Contact your hospital department if you have any questions. Under ‘test sites’, added that test sites are open 7 days a week. We’ve established a network of drive-through and walk-through test sites for people with coronavirus symptoms. They cannot tell a person if they have had coronavirus in the past. In line with the legislation introduced by the UK Government, all of our international flights operating into the United Kingdom now require customers to undertake a pre-departure test. If you take your test in the UK, ahead of a return journey of less than 3 days, you must use a private test provider. You can get a test to check if you have coronavirus now on GOV.UK. Replaced 'graphic summarising testing for care homes' with updated version that reflects that individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 should not be included in testing until after 90 days of their initial onset of symptom or, if asymptomatic when tested, their positive test result. It’s your responsibility to ensure the test meets the minimum standards for sensitivity, specificity and viral load details. Please call 119 if you have not received an email with access details. Eligibility for NHS and essential worker testing is now the same across the UK. Home test kits can be delivered to your door so you can test yourself and your family without leaving your home. Care home workers with symptoms should be self-isolating and can get a test through the self-referral portal. Replaced 2 attachments: 'guidance on Randox testing' and 'guidance on non-Randox testing'. Anybody who tests positive may struggle to get home after quarantine, with routes cancelled from next week. See the list of essential workers prioritised for COVID-19 testing. Applications for retesting are now open for care homes caring for the over-65s and those with dementia. Information on Travel to the U.K. and the U.S. Mission to the United … Added information on regular care home testing (retesting) in England. Check if you can get a test from your local council, or contact your employer or place of study to find out more. At the moment, you can only get tests if your care home looks after older people or people with dementia.'. Added 'students on clinical placements' to list of essential workers and those prioritised for testing (England only). Carers and nurses who will be conducting LFD testing on care home staff need to complete the NHS Test and Trace online training. COVID-19: People arriving in England need negative tests to enter country from Friday. The care home you’re visiting will provide you with the test kit. Added 2 documents to the 'home testing' section: 'coronavirus home test: step-by-step guide' and 'coronavirus test guide: how to test on a child'. Amended wording on what to do if a care home suspects a resident has coronavirus symptoms and how to test care home residents and workers. Added information on the NHS testing service for people with coronavirus symptoms. Added information on testing in care homes in Northern Ireland. Employers should direct essential workers to the self-referral portal to get a prioritised test as the employer referral portal is now closed. Added categories to list of people who can be tested. Retesting involves care homes testing staff weekly and residents every 28 days. Watch a video on what to expect when visiting a care home resident: How to prepare for your care home visit. Updated 2 documents: 'Care home testing guidance for residents and staff: PCR and LFD (England)' and 'Graphic summarising testing for care home staff and residents' to reflect new policy on staff testing with lateral flow devices (LFDs). To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. The remaining adult care homes will be able to register for retesting from 31 August. Under 'documents for care homes using the online application portal', added 'care home testing schedule for a suspected or confirmed outbreak (England)' and updated 'care home testing guidance for residents and staff: PCR and LFD (England)' to reflect additional outbreak testing and 90-day testing window guidance. Clarified that the new testing criteria apply to England only. Added personal care assistants to list of essential workers. Kingfisher)' and 'guidance pack for care home managers on Randox kits'. See a graphic summarising testing for care home staff and residents (PDF, 175KB, 6 pages). International travel (outside the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) Travellers, by law, must have proof of a negative coronavirus (COVID-19) test before travelling to Scotland from abroad. The test must meet performance standards of ≥97% specificity, ≥80% sensitivity at viral loads above 100,000 copies/ml. Information: An antibody test is different to the test to check if you have coronavirus now. Care homes will need to re-register on the care home portal to apply for retesting. But you may be fined £500 on arrival in England because you do not have a valid test result.