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Spain caps prices of COVID test kits amid surge in demand
Recent surveys have found that some home test kits were being sold for up to €10.
Cheap PCR tests are advertised for less than £1. But are they a scam?
Tests on the UK government's approved list of providers are being offered for as little as 95p but these options might not be suitable for all travellers.
Austria introduces tougher COVID-19 measures for the unvaccinated
On Saturday, Austria registered a record high of 10,000 new infections. The country has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe, with only 63% of people vaccinated.
Explained: Half of holidaymakers confused by England’s new day 2 tests
England is now accepting lateral flow tests instead of more expensive PCR ones, but what does the new system involve exactly?
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Could COVID breathalyser tests be the end of invasive nose swabs?
Forget COVID PCR tests up your nose. Getting tested with a simple puff of air might be the diagnostic tool of the future.
UK border staff not checking COVID tests for green and amber arrivals
UK border officers have been instructed to stop routinely checking whether travellers arriving from countries listed as green or amber have tested negative for COVID-19, in a bid to cut waiting times at airports.
Two convicted of setting fire to Dutch COVID-19 test centre
A man and a teenager have been convicted of arson in the Netherlands, after setting fire to a coronavirus testing facility in January.
Heathrow passengers face long queues as staff forced to self-isolate
Travellers were met by significant delays at London's Heathrow airport due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak
Various clusters of COVID-19 cases have been detected across Spain after multiple end-of-year student trips to Mallorca.
Dogs in El Salvador can sniff out COVID-19
El Salvador is a nose ahead of the rest in the battle against COVID-19 - with sniffer dogs.
Hong Kong puts 10,000 people into lockdown - the city's first
The lockdown in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be in place until every resident is tested - something expected to take around 48 hours.
Beijing starts second day of mass COVID testing for residents
Beijing plans to test two million people in 48 hours as the city rushes to stop a new local cluster of COVID cases.
Scientists say they've made a 10-second COVID test that's 99% accurate
A 10-second COVID-19 test without a nasal swab - how does that work?
New do-it-yourself COVID test kit is music to ears of Czech orchestra
It means it's easier for the orchestra to rehearse together in the run-up to a busy festive season.
Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening
Five hundred Barcelona residents attended a concert as part of a medical study to determine if same-day testing could help prevent COVID-19 spread at cultural events.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković tests positive for COVID-19
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has tested positive for COVID-19, two days after his wife also contracted the virus.