Saliva tests for Covid-19 as accurate as nasal swabs, UAE study finds

  • Date: 06-Sep-2020
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Industrial
  • Country:UAE
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Saliva tests for Covid-19 as accurate as nasal swabs, UAE study finds

Saliva screening is as effective as nasal swabs when it comes to testing for Covid-19, researchers at a university in the UAE have found.

The study, published the peer-reviewed journal Infection and Drug Resistance,