Coronavirus 'spit test' to be trialled in Southampton.

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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.

theguardian.com/world/2020/...

[Superzob]

Reminds me of something our eldest son told us yesterday.

Apparently, the local drug dealers, who trade in the communal gardens below their flat, keep the drugs in their mouths, then spit the package out and give it to the buyer when they're paid - but it's all perfectly safe because they're wearing masks!