Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

[Update, November 2] According to NHK, the PCR test centre at Narita airport has now opened. The facility is the first on-spot test centre in Japan and is set up with the Nippon Medical School ...

People often talk about COVID-19 testing like it means only one thing. But in reality, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has so far granted emergency-use authorization to more than 200 ...

GOING holiday has become even more costly this week as rules on PCR tests shifted due to the Omicron variant. The emergence on Omicron has meant that ten southern African countries have been added to ...

Early in the pandemic, the message from governments of all levels was crystal clear: If you have symptoms, get a PCR test. While that still largely holds true, rules about who should get tested and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, ...

For Rachel Robles, getting diagnosed with Long COVID was an uphill battle. She caught the virus in March 2020, when nearly nothing was known about its long-term effects and testing was inaccessible ...

COVID-19 has been around for the best part of a year, and medical technology has been racing to keep pace with the rise in infections and viral mutations. Until recently, unless you were presenting ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Many countries, as well as airlines, require travellers to show a negative PCR COVID-19 test in ...

Kary B Mullis invented the PCR test that’s being used as the Covid-19 test. He died suddenly in August 2019. Our verdict He did invent PCR, which is a process used to test whether someone currently ...