The FDA is granting emergency use authorization for a new, less invasive saliva test to detect coronavirus.

The NBA helped fund the development of the test because they use it to test for non-symptomatic carriers.

Health experts say it could help parts of the country where the infection rate continues to rise.

“It doesn't need the same re-agents and swabs that have been the limiting steps to create testing at scale in this country. It really could be a game changer if we can deploy it," says Dr. Abdul El Sayed, Epidemiologist.

Officials say results can be determined in under three hours.

Tests are expected to cost about $10 per sample.