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COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: ACON Flowflex

How to do an ACON Flowflex rapid nose-only test for COVID-19 and report the results. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.

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The NHS no longer provides this at-home LFD home tests. The guidance on this page is therefore out-of-date.

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Check the expiry date before you do the test. Do not use out-of-date tests. Use a test from a box which is still in date.

This coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid nose-only test comes in a blue and white pack with the ACON Flowflex brand on it.

This guide tells you how to:

  • prepare the test
  • take a swab sample from yourself or a child
  • process the sample
  • read and report the result

There’s separate information on how to do a PCR home test. This is the test that is sent to a lab to be checked.

Find help to do the test and report your result

To watch a video demonstration and for help with doing the test and reporting results, see how to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test.

Updates to this page

Opublikowano 2 August 2021
Ostatnio zaktualizowano 9 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added new versions of guide in English, Easy Read and translated versions including in Ukrainian. Removed the "Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for Getein Biotech nose-only test in audio, braille, large print and giant print from RNIB" as it is no longer available.

  2. Added information about checking expiry dates on rapid lateral flow tests.

  3. Updated information to reflect changes in testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) in England.

  4. Added a link to the RNIB website for additional formats, including audio, braille, large print and giant print.

  5. Updated wording to reflect that rapid lateral flow tests are usually for people without symptoms of COVID-19.

  6. Updated information about how to get a test kit and get help with doing the test.

  7. Added information on ordering a rapid lateral flow test. Updated all translations. Added Dari and Pashto translations.

  8. Updated guides and translations.

  9. Added translation

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