Science Behind Virus: How to test for new coronavirus

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China this January saw people suffering from fever, cough, shortness of breath and even severe pneumonia. But these are only symptoms which could be caused by other diseases. How do we test for a virus that we haven't seen before?

You might have come across this term a lot recently: nucleic acid test. As one can tell from the name, it is about testing the presence of the virus's genetic material, the RNA or DNA.

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Science Behind Virus: How to test for new coronavirus