Guidance

COVID-19: guidance for taking swab samples

Videos and instructions for how to take swab samples for COVID-19 testing

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 23 April 2020
• Last updated: 2 July 2020 — See all updates

Documents

How to use a nose swab kit to test for COVID-19: a guide for social care staff (video)

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How to use a combined throat and nose swab kit to test for COVID-19: for social care staff (video)

HTML

How to use the self-swabbing kit for a combined throat and nose swab (video)

HTML

How to take a combined throat and nose swab (postal version)

PDF, 278 KB, 1 page

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How to take a combined throat and nose swab (courier version)

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Details

These guidance materials show to use swab testing kits in order to collect samples for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) testing.

Published 23 April 2020
Last updated 2 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 2 July 2020

   Added 2 new how to swab for COVID-19 testing videos for social care staff.

2. 23 April 2020

   First published.