While PCR tests remain the gold standard for SARS-CoV-2 detection, so-called rapid COVID-19 tests employ lateral flow technology instead, and can return a result in 30 minutes or less. A positive test ...

During the pandemic, many of us got used to using lateral flow tests ... able to test on site or at the point of care, that you can do the next stage of whatever process you’re doing immediately.” ...

"Because we all went through Covid together, we have all become masters in the art of lateral flow tests. "I think previous to now, we wouldn't have felt comfortable doing these kind of tests at home.