There are two types of Coronavirus antibody test available at Nomad; in-clinic or at-home. Both tests are designed to detect the presence of COVID-19 antibodies, but how to they work? In this blog, a senior Nomad clinician discusses the types of antibody tests & how they work. How Does a Coronavirus Antibody Test Work The…
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COVID-19 antibody testing is rapidly becoming an important part of the global effort to reduce the risk from coronavirus and is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an integral part of countries’ COVID-19 strategy. When will Covid-19 antibody tests become available? In the UK, antibody testing can now be completed with Nomad in…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, many countries closed their borders to general travel. With the current wave of infection decreasing in most countries, the possibility of air travel is returning, and the UK Government has indicated that air bridges will soon be opening to countries with low levels of risk of…
The first cases of coronavirus COVID-19 were reported in China in December 2019. Since then, over 187 countries and territories throughout the world have reported positive cases. As the coronavirus pandemic continues throughout the world there are many questions being raised, some of the most popular of which are related to the transmission of the…
Since the first reports of Coronavirus in late 2019, the virus has spread to numerous countries around the world. With much uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 virus, people all over the world have worries and questions, such as does the coronavirus affect animals like cats and dogs? In this blog, we will answer this common question…
The virus responsible for COVID-19 outbreak has swiftly become a global pandemic. One of the factors that has been under scrutiny, is the amount of testing that has been undertaken. This guide is designed to provide some of the background to COVID-19 testing, what to look for in a good test and what a test…
One of the many rumours about covid-19 we see being talked about is the use of antimalarials to treat Covid-19 Coronavirus. Here we discuss whether this is true and why so much discussion is happening around anti-malarial medications, namely Chloroquine. What is Chloroquine Chloroquine is a medication which has been primarily used in the past…
There’s so many claims circulating about the covid-19 coronavirus – many of them coronavirus myths. One particularly concerning claim we keep hearing is that taking ibuprofen can increase your risk of catching coronavirus. Worrying, if true, as so many require this common painkiller, but is it correct? We asked a Nomad Doctor if ibuprofen can…
What is Coronavirus? On 31 December 2019, public health authorities were alerted to several cases of pneumonia in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. This was confirmed to be the novel coronavirus. Novel coronavirus is a respiratory illness from the same family of viruses as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The Wuhan coronavirus is a…
Social media remains rife with untrustworthy ‘facts’ from misinformed sources about the covid-19 and how to protect yourself. So that you don’t follow bad advice, Nomads expert Doctors have put together a blog of responses to some of the myths we’ve seen floating around about Covid-19. Let’s get the facts straight and get some expert…
