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COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: throat and nose test

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

• از: UK Health Security Agency
• منتشر شده: 29 January 2021
• آخرین بروزرسانی: 9 April 2024 — مشاهده تمام بروزرسانی‌ها

This publication was withdrawn on 2 May 2024

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 The guidance on this page is therefore out-of-date.

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Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for throat and nose test (Farsi)

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جزئیات

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 Do not use out-of-date tests.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 throat and nose test comes in a blue and white pack.

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 reporting results, see how to do a COVID-19 rapid test at home.

منشتر شده 29 January 2021
آخرین بروزرسانی 9 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 9 April 2024

   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. 29 April 2022

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

3. 11 April 2022

   Added Ukrainian translation.

4. 1 April 2022

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

5. 11 March 2022

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

6. 10 February 2022

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

7. 3 February 2022

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

8. 10 January 2022

   Added updated version of 'Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for throat and nose test' (English).

9. 8 November 2021

   Added information on ordering a rapid lateral flow test. Added Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Pashto and Slovak translations.

10. 23 September 2021

    Updated guides and translations; amended information about test kit instructions in the details section.

11. 8 July 2021

    Updated information to make it clear the instructions, translated versions and accessible formats are for rapid throat and nose tests.

12. 29 January 2021

    Added translation