Hello, we are going to Japan in a couple of weeks and I downloaded the Certificate of Testing for COVID-19 from the Japanese government site. They explicitly state only Nasopharyngeal Swabs (the really deep swabs) or Saliva tests are acceptable, within 72 hours prior to departure. Options?
1. It seems that the government's Community Testing Centres only do the "Combined Nasal and Throat Swab (CNTS)" test. Any experience requesting a different version (I would guess not)…
2. I see there is a quick testing option at the HK Airport, but our flight is early in the morning before the airport test is open…
3. The saliva kits you can get at some MTR stations just give you an SMS notification that you are negative, but we need original paper copies…
I will start going through the list of private labs on the government's Coronavirus website, but would be happy for advice/review on an inexpensive option for either a Nasopharyngeal or Saliva test.