A new “spit test” for Covid-19 is to be trialled on 14,000 key workers and their families in Southampton, the government has announced, in the hope that it will be both more acceptable and more efficient than the current test using a nasal swab.
People taking part in the trial will be able to be tested weekly by spitting in a pot, which they will either send off or have collected by Southampton University staff running the trial. They should get a result within 48 hours.