COVID RATs spark call for rapid flu tests

Updated May 13 2022 - 2:41pm, first published 2:39pm
A US study shows prescribing steroids halves the death rate among former patients with long COVID.
A US study shows prescribing steroids halves the death rate among former patients with long COVID.

Rapid flu tests could help health workers, manufacturers say, as hospitals brace for a gruelling flu season amid rising coronavirus cases.