Testing is used to determine if someone currently has COVID-19. COVID-19 testing is done by swishing and gargling salt water and spitting it into a tube or by using a swab to collect a sample from a person’s nose. Learn more:

• When and where to get a COVID-19 test
  
• How to get your test result
  
• What your test result means
  
• Prepare for a mouth rinse and gargle test
  

• How laboratory testing guidelines have changed over time
  

Antibody testing is a type of test that can be used to determine if someone had COVID-19 in the past. You can learn more about it here:

• Antibody Testing