COVID-19 tests for students

If you're arriving in London for Term 2, or are already studying on campus, find out how to get regular tests for coronavirus if you don't have symptoms. UCL has set up a testing centre as part of the national testing programme for universities. The centre uses rapid Lateral Flow Tests (LFT), which typically provide results within two hours. Testing is free and voluntary. If you're arriving in London, you should take your first test as soon as possible within 24 hours after get here, and a second test three days later. Students who don't get tested should  self-isolate  for 10 days once they have arrived in London. After you've arrived, you are strongly encouraged to get tested regularly. Lateral Flow Tests don't detect every positive case, so UCL recommends that you get two tests a week so you can be more confident that you haven't contracted the virus.
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