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Re:Switzerland Federal Council bans large-scale events by jobigoud on Friday February 28, 2020 @06:22AM (#22442034)
I'm still not clear what "testing" entails. I'm not going anywhere near a hospital to be packed with hundreds of other potential cases if I can avoid it.

On the other hand, if we had a spit-and-mail test, this could turn into the biggest DNA harvest operation of all time.

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Re:Switzerland Federal Council bans large-scale events by Mvandenbergh on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:53AM (#22442420)
In the UK it is now being done on a "drive through" basis at some hospitals. You park and nurses in protective gear come out to take a saliva sample while you stay in the car. Then you drive home, self isolate and wait for the results.
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