How to understand your coronavirus test results, from swabs to antibodies

Experts say testing is a vital component to controlling the outbreak, but one test result still isn’t a green light to visit vulnerable friends or family members. The nature of covid-19, the time it takes for someone to develop symptoms and the varied ways the virus affects people make each test a snapshot in time more than a definitive answer.

Publisher: Washington Post | Author: Teddy Amenabar

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guidance, precautions, and testing
DATE PUBLISHED
2020-07-19 (Modified: 1595-08-22)

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