What ever happened to saliva testing for coronavirus?


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Sep 28 2020 10 mins   1
By now many of us would have been subjected to a coronavirus test.

A swab is shoved up your nose and jiggled around a bit, then it's shoved down your throat for another jiggle.

While it's incredibly important to keep coronavirus at bay, it's not exactly the most fun you'll ever have.

So what's happened to the promise of non-invasive saliva testing?

On today's show:

* Whatever happened to saliva testing for coronavirus?

* Is it okay to go back to swimming in a public swimming pool?

* Is it still worth wearing a mask in NSW?

* If you show symptoms of coronavirus, should you get tested straight away?