Britain’s regulators approve 20-SECOND Covid saliva test that firm hopes can be used in airports, football stadiums and offices UK start-up iAbra said Virolens test given approval by Britain’s medical regulator Hoped to be rolled out widely in coming months as lockdown starts to be eased Involves a saliva swab of the inner-cheeks, unlike most … Read more
Rugby medics hail ‘game-changing’ concussion test through SALIVA that can accurately detect if a player is concussed – and it could be used as early as next season A study has shown how ‘bio-markers’ in saliva can reveal if there is a concussion The concussion test is also being studied in football and could be used … Read more
£120 Covid-19 SALIVA test goes on sale: Superdrug becomes first UK high street retailer to offer the ‘less intrusive, painless and simpler’ option – with results in 24 hours Superdrug’s saliva tests are available today both in store or online for £120 Spit is sent via post to an accredited lab where it undergoes PCR testing … Read more
£120 Covid-19 SALIVA test goes on sale: Superdrug becomes first UK high street retailer to offer the ‘less intrusive, painless and simpler’ option – with results in 24 hours Superdrug’s saliva tests are available today both in store or online for £120 Spit is sent via post to an accredited lab where it undergoes PCR testing … Read more
British scientists develop new saliva test for Covid-19 that is ‘simpler and easier than nasal swabs’ and could make testing at home a reality Developers of the so-called ‘Insight’ test are from the Wellcome Sanger Institute Two-step process uses spit from a patient which is then tested for coronavirus System would first give an initial … Read more
Coronavirus-infected droplets may evaporate more quickly on hot humid days over 85F – but viral particles can travel up to 13 FEET with no wind, study finds Health officials have recommended that people social distance by staying six feet apart to precent coronavirus from spreading Researchers looked at how long in the air droplets can … Read more
Saliva test for Covid-19 to make it easier for people to check themselves at home is being piloted with four-week trial It is hoped saliva testing will be more effective and simpler than swab tests Up to 14,000 patients will take part in the four-week trial in Southampton Research has estimated that around 10 per … Read more
A British-made saliva test for the coronavirus could replace swabs and help Boris Johnson meet the 24-hour result target time. The Government is reportedly in talks with epigenetics company Chronomics about its test – two months after the US approved a similar one. The kit, which requires someone to spit into a tube, is easier … Read more
Your smartphone may soon be able to detect if you have coronavirus by coughing or sneezing onto a sensor. A team at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City has developed a portable, reusable device the size of a quarter that plugs into a phone’s charging port. If the virus is in the sample, … Read more
American tourist, 64, is arrested after wiping his saliva on a banknote and leaving it on an ATM in Cambodia amid coronavirus crisis CCTV footage caught the man hiding the $10 banknote after licking his finger Staff who found the banknote alerted police and medics after seeing the CCTV The man was arrested by police … Read more