United states, particularly in the northeastern part of the country where infections are surging due to the transmission of the omicron variant known as ba.2. this week, saw cases rise by more than 20% nationwide. according to data from johns hopkins university. and also, ohio governor mike dewine is the latest u.s. public official to test positive for covid. according to a statement, dewine is in quarantine. he s being treated and reportedly only feeling mild symptoms, fortunately. the governor is vaccinated, by the way, and boosted. cnn medical analyst and former baltimore health commissioner good leana wen is with us now. dr. went, good to see you right now. i wanted to ask you about, first of all, this breathalyzer that the fda has given the green light to. the fda says it s more than 91% accurate in identifying positive test samples. rather than getting the nose swab, we can go this route.
Cities and complaining in ways we haven t seen in china in years now online. president xi said he will stick to the hard line. chinese growth is down. supply chains disrupted. cases in shanghai are 25,000 a day. the worst china has seen since covid-19 started in china, well over two years ago. perhaps to quote a non-chinese phrase, what goes around comes around. back to you. dana: indeed greg, thank you so much. gillian. gillian: we could it turns out if you see an alternative to the most uncomfortable nose swab used in covid tests. the fda has the first test to see the virus in a breath sample. this test has to be performed by trained clinicians. accuracy of the new test is
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Emerging research suggests saliva-based PCR tests may offer the earliest opportunity to detect omicron. However, early studies offer a more messy picture for at-home rapid antigen tests.