In recent days, there have been reports in the UK of a shortage of lateral flow and PCR home test kits.
And now in a bid to avoid any more shortages, the Royal Mail are set to double the number of coronavirus home tests that will be available to the public after Boris Johnson revealed there will be 900,000 home tests a day available from Saturday (December 18), reports Wales Online.
The news comes days after shortages were experienced in Glasgow with lateral flow home test kits being unavailable on the UK Government website, despite Scots being urged to get tested for covid amid a surge in omicron cases.
The Government website said that there were no more home tests available and individuals should "try again later" or to book a test site appointment instead.
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On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said that "due to exceptionally high demand, ordering lateral flow tests on gov.uk has been temporarily suspended to fulfil existing orders."
Now, as Omicron cases rise with it set to become the dominant variant in Scotland by tomorrow after the highest number of coronavirus cases were recorded in the UK since the start of the pandemic, Boris Johnson revealed the number of home tests is being increased.
He said: "We're helping people to get the tests they need.
"I want to thank Royal Mail who are doubling the number of home testing kits to 900,000 a day from Saturday.
"So let's slow down Omicron's spread."
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