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What is it like to get tested for the novel coronavirus?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

COVID 19: That depends on the test you are taking. President Trump & others have indicated that when tested with a nasal swab to the back of the nasal cavity that it was not comfortable. However, there are currently some tests that use saliva or swab the nasal cavity anteriorly.

Answered 5/15/2020

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