Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19 illness. More information on WWW.GELSONLAB.COM

This is how far a swab has to go into your nasal cavity during coronavirus test

Key Takeaways Studies show sputum may be the most reliable sample for a COVID-19 diagnostic test. Tests continue to improve over time. Regardless of sample type, false negatives and false positives are possible.

COVID-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person. Some people without symptoms may be able to spread the virus. We are still learning about how the virus spreads and the severity of illness it causes.

In Brazil, from Feb 26 to 1:52pm CEST, 8 September 2020, there have been 4,137,521 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 126,650 deaths.

Know When to Delay your Travel to Avoid Spreading COVID-19 People who are sick, have recently tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, or have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 should delay travel. Learn when and for how long to delay travel to avoid spreading COVID-19.