New Coronavirus Test Tries to Reduce Risk for Health Workers by Letting Patients Swab Selves

New coronavirus test tries to reduce risk to health workers by letting patients swab themselves

A clinic in the hard-hit Seattle area has begun using the method, which UnitedHealth plans to roll out nationwide

Test kits have been one of the main ways to determine if a patient has coronavirus, but results from throat-swab tests can be inaccurate. WSJ visited a lab in Singapore to see how the kits work and find out why there are questions over accuracy. Photo: Crystal Tai

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