This test detects bits of the virus itself and can tell you if you’re currently infected. Swabs are used to collect samples from the mucus membranes in the nose and throat where the virus may be ...

There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers have developed (and will continue to improve) and clinicians will be using to disrupt the COVID-19 pandemic. One will rely on detecting ...

Testing, testing, and more testing—it's one of the most-discussed topics in the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting it right is widely considered a crucial step in understanding and ending the pandemic. A ...

Testing, tracking, tracing, and isolating (TTTI) quickly and on a large scale have proven essential to public health policy responses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic. Different ...