# Coronavirus/Covid home testing kits **URL:** \ **Category:** Health & Diet\ **Tags:** covid19\ **Created:** [18 June 2021 13:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643 "2021-06-18T13:10:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [18 June 2021 13:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/1 "2021-06-18T13:10:47Z")
Here in the UK you can get them free from the NHS - is it the same where you are? Have you tried any/would you? Here’s the NHS links: > **[Who can get a free COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test](https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/testing-for-covid-19/who-can-get-a-free-covid-19-rapid-lateral-flow-test/)** > > Find out who can get a free COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test. > **[Order COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests](https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests)** > > How to order COVID-19 rapid lateral flow home test kits. > 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. > > The tests can give you a result in 30 minutes. They use a device similar to a pregnancy test and do not need to be sent to a lab. > > You can do a rapid test at home or at a rapid lateral flow test site. > > If you test positive, you and anyone you live with will need to self-isolate. > > ## Who can get regular rapid tests > > Anyone who does not have symptoms can now get regular rapid lateral flow tests to check for COVID-19. I’m told they’re posted through the letterbox and you don’t need to sign for them. I’ve just ordered a kit 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GermaVinsmoke](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/germavinsmoke/32/2738_2.png) [@GermaVinsmoke](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/GermaVinsmoke)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2021 18:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/3 "2021-06-20T18:54:48Z")
Not sure about the tests but the vaccines are free in government hospitals and medical centres. ---
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [20 June 2021 23:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/4 "2021-06-20T23:48:26Z")
My tests arrived yesterday and I did one earlier today and it was… negative 🤓 \*touch wood it stays that way! ---
**Author:** ![OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/overminddl1/32/52_2.png) [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2021 16:37 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/5 "2021-06-21T16:37:41Z")
> [@AstonJ](#): > > \*touch wood it stays that way! Knock on wood is the thing here, lol. ---
**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2021 16:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/6 "2021-06-21T16:40:33Z")
I’ve heard both here, though (and not sure whether it’s just a Welsh thing) but we mostly say “touch wood” here 🤓 (and people like me usually just knock our heads 🤣). ---
**Author:** ![GermaVinsmoke](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/germavinsmoke/32/2738_2.png) [@GermaVinsmoke](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/GermaVinsmoke)\ **Post date:** [21 June 2021 16:52 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/coronavirus-covid-home-testing-kits/10643/7 "2021-06-21T16:52:36Z")
Stay safe man ✌🏻