未来のPCR検査｜PCR Test in the Future｜2021/09/16

福岡空港に着くと無料でPCR検査をやってくれる。緊急事態宣言の地域から福岡にきた人が対象だ。その日のうちに検査結果がメールで送られてくるので、訪れる方も、訪れられる方にとっても安心。唾液を１５ ml専用の容器にいれて提出するのだが、この日もあらかじめ口の中に唾液をキープしながら万全な体制で検査に望んだ。係のスタッフさんから「予約はありますか？」などの質問に無言で答えていたのだが、「どちらから来られましたか？」という質問でごくっと飲み込んでしまった。仕方なく壁に貼った梅干しの写真をみながら唾液を絞り出す。将来、唾液一滴でも検査できるように進化するのか、それとも先にコロナが収束してくれるのかなぁ。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗） 

When I arrive at Fukuoka Airport, they will do a PCR test for free. This is for people who came to Fukuoka from the area of the state of emergency. The test results will be sent to us by email on the same day, so it is safe for both visitors and hosts. I put saliva in a special container of 15 ml and submitted it, and on this day as well, I wanted to get an examination while keeping saliva in my mouth. The staff in charge asked "Do you have a reservation?" Without saying anything, but I swallowed it with the question "Which one did you come from?" I have no choice but to squeeze saliva while looking at the picture of dried plums on the wall. In the future, will it evolve so that even a single drop of saliva can be tested, or will the corona converge first? -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki 

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