Reuters

'No-swab' saliva test for coronavirus piloted in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - A weekly coronavirus testing regime using a "no-swab" saliva test is being trialled in southern England and could result in a simpler and quicker way to detect outbreaks of the ...
SFGate

US OKs 1st coronavirus test that allows self-swab at home

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Tuesday OK'd the first coronavirus test that allows people to collect their own sample at home, a new approach that could help expand testing options in ...
KERO-TV

FDA gives emergency approval for at-home nasal swab coronavirus test

The FDA has granted emergency approval use for a coronavirus test that can be conducted by patients at their homes. The FDA re-issued emergency use approval for the Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 home ...
Washington Post

It’s the golden age of the swab, a 99-year-old invention that has never been more crucial

Never before in the course of human events have our noses been so poked, prodded and downright invaded by foreign objects at our own behest. This is the golden age of swabs, meaning we will pay gilded ...
The Free Press Journal

Madhya Pradesh: Flouting ICMR's guidelines, swab sample taken only by mouth in Indore

Corona swab samples for COVID-19 test are taken through nose (nerophantial) and mouth (oropharyngeal). As per the guidelines of The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), it is mandatory to take ...