Strep A home test kits sell out with demand 'driving up prices to over £100'

Home tests for Strep A have sold out online amid concern over the outbreak that has killed at least 16 children.

Home tests for Strep A have sold out online amid concern over the outbreak that hasThe swab kits had been changing hands for more than £100 due to high demand, The Observer reported.

But their accuracy is uncertain and the Royal College of GPs says parents should go to their doctor for a diagnosis if their child has Strep symptoms such as a sore throat or high temperature.Hannah Sami said her shop in Wilmslow, Cheshire, had run out of amoxicillin.But NHS England medical director Sir Stephen Powis insisted there are plenty of medicines available.‘The government is working with wholesalers.

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