Focus Taiwan
Date: 08/30/2020
By: Chen Wei-ting and Chiang Yi-ching
The change will make the testing process less uncomfortable and reduce the burden of health care professionals, CECC spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said.
Unlike throat swab tests, where medical workers rub a cotton swab inside a person's throat to collect samples, deep-throat saliva tests can be conducted by the person being tested simply by spitting into a bottle, Chuang said.
The deep-throat saliva test has been widely adapted in Japan and Hong Kong, and recent studies have shown that the two tests have similar sensitivities, Chuang said.
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