Coronavirus testing looks for signs of a coronavirus infection in nasal secretions, blood, or other body fluids. Coronaviruses are types of viruses that infect the respiratory system.
There are a few ways that a lab may get a sample for testing.
* Swab test. A health care provider will use a special swab to take a sample from your nose or throat.
* Nasal aspirate. A health care provider will inject a saline solution into your nose, then remove the sample with gentle suction.
* Tracheal aspirate. A health care provider will put a thin, lighted tube called a bronchoscope down your mouth and into your lungs, where a sample will be collected.
* Sputum test. Sputum is a thick mucus that is coughed up from the lungs. You may be asked to cough up sputum into a special cup, or a special swab may be used to take a sample from your nose.
* Blood. A health care professional will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm.
All of the above are standard tests that trained physicians make.
Which makes me wonder why Hawaii physicians are apparently incompetent and incapable of even standard testing for anyone in HI.
“No one in Hawaii has been tested for coronavirus as health officials wait for kits from CDC”
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/02/20/hawaii-news/no-one-in-state-tested-for-the-coronavirus/
best test so far is CT scan - glass lung present in over 95% of infected