What is COVID-19 testing?
Q: What is COVID-19 testing?
A: COVID-19 testing is a way to find the SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals.
Q: What are the two types of COVID-19 tests?
A: The two types of COVID-19 tests are one that can find the virus (PCR) and the other that can find antibodies produced in response to infection.
Q: What can be found from the results of COVID-19 testing?
A: An accurate mortality rate of the disease and the level of herd immunity in the population can be found from the results of COVID-19 testing.
Q: Is it known how long immunity from COVID-19 will last?
A: It is still not known how long immunity from COVID-19 will last, and how effective it will be.
Q: What is the status of reliable data on COVID-19 in March 2020?
A: Due to limited COVID-19 testing, as of March 2020, no countries had reliable data of the virus.
Q: What is PCR used for in COVID-19 testing?
A: PCR is used to find the SARS-CoV-2 virus in individuals in COVID-19 testing.
Q: What is the other type of COVID-19 test?
A: The other type of COVID-19 test can find antibodies produced in response to infection.
