Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - The Coronavirus Briefing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailPatients who have suspected coronavirus can have a “spit” test to see if they have the disease, it is announced today. Until now, potential sufferers have had to undergo uncomfortable swab examinations to retrieve samples. The current test usually involves taking a swab from the inside of their nose and the back of their throat, using a long cotton bud. But a new system being trialled means those who believe they might have Covid-19 can spit saliva into a pot and send it away to be analysed. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said: “Saliva testing could potentially make it even easier for people to take coronavirus tests at home, without having to use swabs.

Source: Daily Mirror June 21, 2020 23:00 UTC