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Laboratory testing for the respiratory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the associated SARS-CoV-2 virus includes methods that detect the presence of virus and those that detect antibodies produced in response to infection. Detection of antibodies, called serology, can be used both for clinical purposes and population surveillance. As of March 2020, most countries have limited virus testing to vulnerable individuals, so it is not possible to reliably calculate the prevalence of the virus.<ref>{{cite news|title=A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data|date=March 17, 2020|author=Ioannidis, John P.A.|url=https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/|publisher=STAT|accessdate=March 22, 2020}}</ref>
Detection of the virus is frequently done by real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) method<ref name="20200130cdc">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html |title=2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Summary |date=30 January 2020 |website=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126210549/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html |archive-date=26 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020}}</ref> on respiratory samples obtained by various methods, including nasopharyngeal swab or sputum sample.<ref name="20200129cdc">{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/rt-pcr-detection-instructions.html |title=Real-Time RT-PCR Panel for Detection 2019-nCoV |date=29 January 2020 |website=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |access-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130202031/https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/rt-pcr-detection-instructions.html |archive-date=30 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Blood test to detect antibodies produced by the body as a result of an infection is under development.<ref name=CDC2020Serology>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/testing.html |website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |accessdate=20 March 2020 |language=en-us |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> Chest CT scans can sometimes help identify and characterize lung pathology, and have yielded non-specific findings with COVID-19 infection.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Salehi|first=Sana|last2=Abedi|first2=Aidin|last3=Balakrishnan|first3=Sudheer|last4=Gholamrezanezhad|first4=Ali|date=2020-03-14|title=Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic Review of Imaging Findings in 919 Patients|journal=American Journal of Roentgenology|language=en|pages=1–7|doi=10.2214/AJR.20.23034|pmid=32174129|issn=0361-803X}}</ref>
Some countries have drive-through testing where samples are taken from suspected individuals by a healthcare professional using appropriate precautions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21174880/coronavirus-testing-drive-thru-colorado-connecticut-washington|title=Some states are offering drive-thru coronavirus testing|last=Hawkins|first=Andrew J.|date=2020-03-11|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
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