LONDON (Reuters) – A weekly coronavirus testing routine utilizing a “no-swab” saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could lead to a simpler and quicker way to spot outbreaks of the virus, the British government said on Monday.
FILE PICTURE: Military personnel are seen at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in Hyde Park, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, London, Britain, June 11,2020 REUTERS/Toby Melville
” Saliva screening might possibly make it even easier for individuals to take coronavirus tests in the house, without needing to use swabs,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
” This trial will likewise help us find out if regular, at-home screening might get cases of the infection previously.”
The tests do not utilize the standard polymerase domino effect (PCR) approach, which specialists say can miss cases because of errors in collecting samples from the back of the throat using a long nasopharyngeal swab.
Rather a various technique, called RT-Lamp, is utilized in t