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Is it normal to only have one nostril tested for a COVID PCR test in Thailand?
Just had the COVID test at my Thailand hotel, only one sample taken of one nostril.
Was expecting the full RT - PCR test.
Was expecting the full RT - PCR test.
Answer summary
The original poster received a COVID test at their hotel in Thailand, expecting a full RT-PCR test, but only had one nostril swabbed. Comments suggest that different testing practices exist, with one user mentioning they had a test done with one nostril and throat swabs, indicating varying procedures in Thailand.
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Simon **********
I had a RT-PCR test yesterday and they did one nostril and throat. I have had well over twenty PCR tests and have only ever had one nostril and sometimes throat.
Paul ********
Jog on n enjoy Thailand
Ronald *********
OP@Paul *******
Still waiting for my test result.Paul ********
@Ronald ********
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