SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR (COVID-19) test

The SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR CE-IVD Kit provides real-time PCR detection of multiple RNA targets from the SARS-CoV-2 virus with great sensitivity and speed. It is intended for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in upper respiratory tract specimens from patients suspected of COVID-19.
We have performed a variant analysis of our SARS-CoV-2 assay in this kit, and the performance is unlikely to be affected by the variants of concern.
Two primer/probe sets are the sequences reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for detection of SARS-CoV-2, selected from regions of the virus nucleocapsid (N1 and N2) genes. An additional primer/probe set to detect the human RNase P (RP) gene is also included in the panel as an internal control. RNA that is isolated and purified from control samples and clinical specimens is added to the master mix, which is composed of reverse transcriptase whereby RNA is converted into cDNA and then amplified.
The kit contains all materials necessary for the efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2, including independently developed Exact Diagnostics positive and negative molecular controls.

Regular rapid lateral flow coronavirus (COVID-19) tests

The test for people without symptoms of COVID-19 is called a rapid lateral flow test.
This usually involves rubbing a long cotton bud (swab) over your tonsils (or where they would have been) and inside your nose.
Tests give a quick result using a device similar to a pregnancy test.
You can do a rapid test at home or at a rapid lateral flow test site.
Research shows rapid tests are 99.9% accurate. This means the chance of getting a false-positive result (where the result shows as positive but is actually negative) is extremely low.
If you test positive, you must self-isolate. Check if people you live with need to self-isolate

An antibody (COVID-19) tests

An antibody test can tell you if it's likely you've had COVID-19 before. It checks if your body has created antibodies to the virus or if these are from the vaccine. Some people who’ve had the virus or the vaccine do not have antibodies. This means the test does not work for everyone.
An antibody test does not tell you:
if you're immune to COVID-19
if you can or cannot spread the virus to other people