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Routine Covid testing to end for some as part of test shake-up

‘Bringing advanced personalised health screening to Canary Wharf', Northern Ireland-based Randox Health to open ninth clinic in London

NI’s Randox Health continues London expansion with ninth clinic

NI holidaymakers have been warned to look out for these scams

7 travel scams to be aware of

Uk tourists may need to show three additional documents at Spanish border control (Photo: Getty Images)

UK holidaymakers warned they need 3 extra documents to enter Spain

UK tourists heading to Spain face tighter rules if they get Covid symptoms (Photo: Getty Images)

UK tourists face new Covid rules in Spain if they have symptoms

Jonathan Guest pictured in The Covid Quarantine Hotel in Tokyo with some of his food supplies that had been delivered

NI business leader reveals his ‘visit’ to The Covid Quarantine Hotel in Tokyo

Covid test centres are to close

Northern Ireland Covid PCR test centres shut today

Provision of Covid tests by government are changing.

Free Covid tests end in England today - here is the situation in NI

A health worker gets a swab sample from a man for a PCR test for Covid-19 detection

PCR testing to end for most people in Northern Ireland next month

Where in the UK still has Covid restrictions? Restrictions explained including Scotland, England, Wales and NI.

Covid restrictions explained: Scotland, England, Wales and NI

Irish President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina.

Irish President Michael D Higgins and wife Sabina test positive for Covid

Covid NI: Do we have to pay for Covid tests? why are rules changing in England and can I get free tests in NI?

Covid NI: Will I have to pay for Covid tests?

Spain Covid travel rules: What are the latest travel rules for Spain from Northern Ireland?

What are the latest Spain Covid travel rules?

BT34 is the postcode with the highest number of confirmed cases in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.

Postcodes with the highest number of positive Covid cases in Northern Ireland

Travel Rules will be easing in Northern Ireland from on February 11.

Covid NI: What are the new travel rules for Northern Ireland?

This is what a positive lateral flow test looks like.

Travel rules update: Pre-departure covid tests scrapped
Pre-departure Covid tests for travellers arriving in Northern Ireland are to be scrapped.
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PCR tests are no longer needed for those with positive lateral flow in Northern Ireland.

What are the latest changes to PCR tests in Northern Ireland?

Children aged under five should also be given lateral flow tests unless instructed otherwise by their doctor.

Changes made to PCR testing guidance amid record demand in Northern Ireland

Coronavirus PCR test kit

Fully vaccinated close contacts no longer need PCR tests, say PHA

A lateral flow test result is interpreted by the two letters on the device (Photo: Shutterstock)

What it means if Covid lateral flow test result shows a faint red line

Covid test centres will remain open in Northern Ireland over the Christmas holidays.

Where can I get a Covid test in Northern Ireland over Christmas?

As the Omicron variant of Covid continues to spread across the UK, you may be wondering if the symptoms differ from other strains of the virus (Photo: Shutterstock)

The 'surprising' Omicron variant symptom that can appear when eating

A woman wearing a protective mask walks her dog on the Esplanade du Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower in March 2020 (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

France travel: UK traveller restrictions to be tightened - what are the new rule...

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NI Covid pass: Everything you need to know before law change on Monday

New travel restrictions come into force in Northern Ireland from Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

What are the new travel rules for entering Northern Ireland?

Ireland coach Andy Farrell. Pic by PA.

Ireland get all-clear to face New Zealand after second round of Covid testing

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis

NI Secretary self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.
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43,000 people may have been given wrong negative PCR Covid test results

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said ministers hope to announce in the next few days the switch from a PCR to a lateral flow test for eligible fully-vaccinated travellers taking their day-two Covid test (Photo: Shutterstock)

PCR Covid tests to be scrapped ‘before half-term’ - which could save families £2...

New rules to make travel to the UK from overseas easier and simpler have come into force (Photo: JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images)

UK’s travel rules change: what you need to know as amber list is scrapped

Number of ‘red list’ countries for international travel set to be slashed this week (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Number of ‘red list’ countries for international travel set to be slashed this w...

Letter to the editor

Masking of pupils and their repeated testing with flawed PCR is an abomination

Rising demand for booking a Covid test in Northern Ireland sees opening hours extended to 8pm.

Everything you need to know to book a Covid test in Northern Ireland

The mobile testing facility will be at Larne Leisure Centre.

Covid testing unit to open in Larne this morning (Tuesday), says Public Health A...

Ryanair will launch 14 new routes from the UK this winter (Photo: Getty Images)

Ryanair is launching 14 new routes this winter to destinations across Europe

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin...

People who have been fully vaccinated can still transmit the Delta variant (Photo: Getty Images)

Vaccinated people can still pass on Delta variant - but protection remains high

TUI cancels more holidays amid uncertainty over travel restrictions

British and Irish Lions' Jamie George (left) and Courtney Lawes during the captains run Emirates Airline Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Green light for Lions to face Sharks after Covid tests

A hastily-convened England shadow team will be captained by the returning Ben Stokes.

England squad hit by Covid outbreak ahead of Pakistan ODI

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‘Huge’ overseas interest in NI tourism post-Covid

John McConnell, H&J Martin, Judith Davis, Airport Operations Manager, and Sophie Boyd, Project Manager at Randox

Covid test centre opens at City Airport and here’s some important questions answ...

Two Covid tests are now required for all UK arrivals during quarantine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two Covid tests are now required for all UK arrivals during quarantine

Graham Keddie, Managing Director, BIA and Sophie Boyd, Project Manager, Randox launch a new Covid-19 testing partnership onsite for passengers to help boost consumer confidence in the travel industry

New walk in Covid testing at Belfast airport

(left to right) 100-year-old Ethel Sinclair, with care staff Cathy Lacey and Lauren Adams, who was among residents to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Bradley Manor care home in north Belfast.

New advice issued on visiting care homes over Christmas

Spain and the Canary Islands now require a negative Covid test from all UK visit...

Maldives, Denmark, Canary Islands and Mykonos have been removed from the UK’s qu...

Ulster Head Coach Dan McFarland

Ulster's clash with Leinster given the go-ahead

Everything you need to know about the new test for coronavirus (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new coronavirus saliva test is being trialled in the UK - here’s how it works

Ballymena diagnostic company exporting millions of Covid-19 testing kits globally

Ballymena firm puts Covid-19 to the test

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