Everyone in England will be able to access free, regular, rapid coronavirus tests from today, the government has announced.
Anyone will be able to access lateral flow tests for themselves and their families to use twice a week, in line with clinical guidance.
Rapid tests give results in under 30 minutes and Brits are encouraged to take them as part of a regular testing system brought in to tackle the spread of Covid-19 and keep the infection rate low as the economy reopens.
In particular, they are effective in spotting people who have no symptoms but could still spread the virus. But scientists have warned people to still be aware of the symptoms of coronavirus - as well as the less common ones - see a full list below as identified by