A simple coronavirus home-testing kit could soon be available to order on Amazon in the UK

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• Home-testing kits which indicate whether you have ever been infected with the coronavirus will soon be rolled out across the UK, Members of Parliament have been told. 
• Professor Sharon Peacock, director of the National Infection Service at Public Health England, said the group had developed simple finger-prick tests which could soon be available.
• The tests could be available in chemists and online retailers like Amazon once they have been tested by the UK authorities.
• However, the UK government's chief medical adviser said the testing process could significantly delay their rollout.
• "The one thing worse than no test is a bad test," the UK's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said.
• If effective the tests could mean that thousands of workers can return to normal life much sooner than expected.
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Simple home-testing kits which indicate whether somebody has ever been infected with the coronavirus could soon be available to order in the UK, Members of Parliament have been told.

Professor Sharon Peacock, director of the National Infection Service at Public Health England, told the UK parliament on Wednesday that the group had developed finger-prick tests which establish whether a person has ever been infected with the virus.

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