The standard protocol for coronavirus testing is to provide a phone or video-chat evaluation of the patient’s symptoms first, and then, if necessary, to provide in-person testing. The tests that are normally provided by most clinics include both the antibody test and the viral test. An antibody test, it can determine whether a patient previously had an infection, and a viral test, it can determine whether a patient currently has an infection. The viral test is called a nasal pharyngeal swab and it entails the insertion of a swab (similar to a Q-tip) into the nasal cavity, and then the sample from the swab is tested for the virus.