Guidance: COVID-19 PCR home test kit instructions

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is a type of coronavirus test you do at home and send back to be processed in a lab. Youll get the results by text and email.

These instructions tell you how to:

• register your test kit online
• take a swab sample for you or someone else
• post your completed test kit in a Royal Mail priority postbox

This page is for people who have ordered their test kit. To order a test, go to Get a free NHS test to check if you have coronavirus.

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