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COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test kit instructions: Orient Gene

How to do an Orient Gene rapid nose-only test for coronavirus (COVID-19) and report the results. This test is only for people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19.

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This COVID-19 rapid nose-only test comes in a green and white pack with the Orient Gene brand on it.

This guide tells you how to:

  • prepare the test
  • take a swab from yourself or a child
  • process the sample
  • read and report the result

If you need a test kit, order rapid lateral flow tests.

There’s separate information on how to do a PCR home test. This is the type of test you usually do if you have COVID-19 symptoms.

Find help to do the test and report your result

To watch a video demonstration and for help with reporting results, see how to do a COVID-19 rapid test at home.

Published 8 July 2021
Last updated 22 October 2021 + show all updates
  1. Updated guides and translations. Added Dari and Pashto translated guides. Added information on ordering a rapid lateral flow test.

  2. Added 'Orient Gene' in the title, summary, detail and attachment names. Added the step-by-step guide in easy read and large print versions.

  3. Added translation