The world desperately needs a vaccine and for that, we need more accurate tests. The more number of tests are conducted, the more accurate result we can have, and the faster will be the test kit designing. This would also speed up the clinical trials, check for its effects, start its supply, and make it available to the rest of the world. Currently, there are three main tests of coronavirus which have been elaborated below. PCR TESTS Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are very common and the most accurate test to determine if a person is infected or not. This test works by starting with a throat or nose swab using a long and thin nasopharyngeal swab which is stored in a sterile condition and sent to a lab. Lab technicians extract the unique genetic material of the virus from the specimen. The entire solution is placed in a machine. If the patient's specimen contains the virus then the genetic material is amplified and the machine will show a positive result. This whole process migh

Author-Shlok Talati