Coronavirus: Everything you need to know about the nasal swab test

Dubai: As the world races against time to control the COVID-19 pandemic, pathology tests for confirming exposure to the virus have become crucial to managing its spread. Since the virus has an incubation period that stretches from 0-14 days, getting a positive or negative result decides whether a person needs to be in isolation for treatment, and also how many people they came in contact with are required to go into self-quarantine.