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ASU researchers are working with new and cheap technology to design an at-home test for the virus. Author: Rachel Cole Updated: 5:38 PM MST January 16, 2021
TEMPE, Ariz. ASU researchers are sniffing out new ways to test for the coronavirus. The cheap, at-home quiz can help people figure out if they re developing symptoms. You simply scratch, sniff and repeat. In mild COVID cases, it s an 86% chance of smell loss, Dr. Rick Gerkin said.
ASU researchers like, Dr. Gerkin are rapidly developing different kinds of COVID-19 testing options. The latest is a smell test is much like a scratch and sniff card. However, with the loss of smell being a symptom, this inexpensive test can be very telling. ASU researchers are partnering with the National Institute of Health to produce the new smell test using basic technology.
Researchers in Arizona say smell tests could help detect COVID-19
New tool in hopes of detecting COVID-19 quicker.
By: KNXV Staff
and last updated 2021-01-14 13:49:51-05
PHOENIX, Ariz. â An Arizona State University researcher is working with two others to design smell tests that could be used to help identify cases of COVID-19.
One is a simple scratch-and-sniff test. We know it won t be as accurate as a viral nasal swab or saliva test. We just want something that is pretty good but is much cheaper, much faster, much easier to deploy all over the world, says ASU researcher Rick Gerkin.