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Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Covid tests to be sold for £1.99 as Boots and Superdrug unveil prices

With the announcement that Covid tests will no longer be free from April 1, many people may be worried that they'll be unable to afford them.

While the government recommends people test themselves regularly to avoid spreading the virus, tests could reach prices as high as £30.

In a statement to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that free Covid testing is no longer necessary due to high levels of immunity in the general population.

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He said: "Until April 1 we will still advise people who test positive to stay at home but after that we will encourage people with Covid-19 symptoms to exercise personal responsibility, just as we encourage people who may have flu to be considerate to others."

"It's only because levels of immunity are so high and deaths are now if anything below where you would normally expect for this time of year that we can lift these restrictions," he added.

"It's only because we know Omicron is less severe that testing for Omicron on the colossal scale we've been doing is much less important and much less valuable in preventing serious illness."

But some supermarket chains have announced they will sell tests for as low as £1.99, meaning you could save a lot of money when in need of them.

Here's how much you could grab a Covid test for at different suppliers.

Boots

Boots has announced it will offer individual lateral flow tests for as low as £5.99 including delivery from today.

Customers will be able to order one test online pay £17 for a pack of four, including delivery withing two days,

While the results from these tests can be send to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), they cannot be used for travel where a negative antigen test certificate is required.

From early March, it will also be possible to grab a lateral flow test in more than 400 locations for £2.50 for one or £12 for a pack of five.

Superdrug

Superdrug announced that it will sell a single lateral flow test for £1.99 individually and a pack of five for £9.79.

It makes Superdrug the cheapest place to buy coronavirus lateral flow tests so far.

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