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World Service,4 mins
Coronavirus: Could weekly saliva tests help control the epidemic?
Science In ActionAvailable for over a year
A new weekly testing method using ‘no swab’ saliva tests is being piloted in the UK. Epidemiologist Julian Peto, from the London School of Health and Tropical Medicine, says it could provide an alternative to widespread lockdowns in controlling or even ending the coronavirus epidemic. (Image: Scientist working in his laboratory, Credit: Getty Images.)
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