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COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: Getein Biotech

How to do a Getein Biotech rapid nose-only test for COVID-19. Rapid tests show the result on a device that comes with the test.

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Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for the Getein Biotech nose-only test

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Details

Check the expiry date before you do the test. Do not use out-of-date tests. Use a test from a box that is still in date.

This COVID-19 rapid nose-only test comes in a teal and white pack with the Getein Biotech brand on it.

This guide tells you how to:

  • prepare the test
  • take a swab sample from yourself or a child
  • process the sample

There’s separate information on how to do a PCR home test. This is the test that is sent to a lab to be checked.

Find help to do the test

To watch a video demonstration, see how to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test.

Published 19 December 2023
Last updated 9 April 2024 + show all updates
  1. Removed the "Step-by-step guide to COVID-19 self-testing for Getein Biotech nose-only test in audio, braille, large print and giant print from RNIB" as this is no longer available.

  2. Added video demonstration.

  3. Added translations, easy-read guide and link to RNIB audio, braille, large-print and giant-print versions.

  4. Added Welsh and Mandarin translations.

  5. First published.