Israeli Hospital Trials Fast Saliva Test for COVID-19

By Newsmax
Posted on 08/14/20 | News Source: MATZAV

A newly developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel’s largest medical center said Thursday.

Patients rinse their mouth with a saline wash and spit into a vial. This is then examined by a small spectral device that, in simple terms, shines light on the specimen and analyzes the reaction to see if it is consistent with COVID-19.

With machine learning it gets more accurate over time.

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