Coronavirus Testing

Posted on 27th July, 2020

You can have a test (swab test) to check if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) now. You can choose to take the test:

at a test site near you today and get your result tomorrow
with a home test kit

There is another test, the antibody test to check if you’ve had coronavirus. This is not widely available yet.

Who can get a test

You can get a test:

for yourself, if you have coronavirus symptoms now (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, or a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste)
for someone you live with, if they have symptoms
if you live in England and have been told to have a test before you go into hospital, for example, for surgery
if you live in Leicester, where there is a coronavirus outbreak

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-an-antigen-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/