Researchers often call the polymerase chain reaction test – known as the PCR test – "the gold standard" for detecting the COVID-19 virus. The test is considered highly reliable and effective, and it ...

US researchers have developed an innovative smartphone-based kit that can test saliva samples for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses. Early studies have found the cheap system is as ...

HONOLULU-- A new research report claims private labs in Hawaii earned huge profits from PCR testing during the pandemic. "The revenues of the labs were basically tracking PCR tests, in lock step. So ...

When COVID first hit, waiting days for laboratory results from an ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test was commonplace. Faster tests usable by anyone, anywhere, later became widely ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — You've heard a lot of talk about genomic sequencing: It's the process used in labs to detect variants of COVID-19 from PCR test samples. Some social media users falsely claim it's ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the Master of Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at ...

Starting July 25, quarantine process for international travellers will be strengthened. Due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Korea, all international travellers must receive a PCR Test ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Bernadette Toyama went to the Pearl City Shopping Center COVID-19 testing site three times in three days this week. On Saturday, her PCR test result came back “invalid” ― a ...