Singapore-made Covid-19 test kit using saliva ready for use
Instead of nasal swabs, those who need to be tested for Covid-19 in Singapore may soon have the option of offering their saliva sample, following the development of a test kit here. The Resolute 2.0 kit was developed by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub and DSO National Laboratories in July. While it allows for tests using nasal swabs, the kits also facilitate Covid-19 testing using saliva. Patients have to draw saliva from deep within their throats which they then spit into a specimen bottle. Unlike nasal and throat swabs, this type of saliva...