The PCR test currently used to test for COVID-19 was, indeed, created for that use. It's not a vaccine in disguise.

Most PCR tests identify only a few pathogens at a time, so if you receive a negative result for a COVID-19 test, you need to take multiple tests to see if you have other respiratory viruses.

The main technique for identifying whether someone has COVID is called reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction testing – or RT-PCR.

With Omicron surging in the United States, many people are taking COVID-19 tests to see whether they test positive. Most people will take either a rapid antigen or PCR test.

The Ministry of Health and Population said that implementing the Supreme Court’s order to conduct tests for coronavirus on all quarantined persons across the country using polymerase chain ...

Mass PCR testing campaigns are the first to go. China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. On ...

Our study addressed these research problems by compiling data on numerous factors to quantify the association of PCR testing with COVID-19 spread during the initial pandemic wave—when some ...

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that all inbound travellers will only need to show COVID-19 antigen tests result taken within 48 hours before boarding flights starting April 29, dropping ...

The Government must intervene in the coronavirus PCR travel test market to improve the experience for consumers, the competition watchdog has said today. The call for action is the outcome of a rapid ...

Current tests use methylation-sensitive restriction enzymes and Southern blot analysis. Here we describe a single-tube PCR test.