Coronavirus Disease-19, an infectious disease caused by SARS-COV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2) has begun at the end of 2019 causing a global pandemic The number of cases are increasing exponentially and also so far there have been more than 3 lakh deaths Some of the symptoms include common cold, respiratory distress and breathing dif-ficulty Some of the newly reported cases do not show any of the symptoms Main diagnostic tests include RT-PCR and serologic tests, which are effec-tive and quick RT-PCR, ELISA (using different components), swab test, serologic test, nasopharyngeal aspirates, and chest-CT’s are few of the diagnostic tests conducted to identify the state of the body Preventative measures like self-isolation, social distancing, less interactions, mainly maintenance of good hygiene should be taken care Due to advancement in various technologies, there is a constant search for different diagnostic testing methods to possibly find instant and accurate results, due to the drastic increase in the number of cases worldwide and has become a pandemic problem Imaging using CT-Scan and radiographic modalities can also be used to consider the progression of the covid-19 caused by SARS-COV-2 The guaranteed treatment has still not been found but using few drugs show rapid or slow and unpredictable recovery rates RT-PCR (Swab-test) and serologic tests are found to be instant and accurate
Novel diagnostic methods in coronavirus testing