US authorises use of saliva test for Covid-19: FDA

"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect Covid-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for Covid-19 infection," the FDA said in a statement.

Updated On Aug 16, 2020 at 10:19 AM IST

Washington: The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new Covid-19 testing method based on analysing saliva samples.

"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to Yale School of Public Health for its SalivaDirect Covid-19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples when testing for Covid-19 infection," the FDA said in a statement.

According to the Johns Hopkins University database, the US has a total of 5,354,664 cases, with a death toll of 169,405.