I've done the test already. It's jarring.
They basically stick a very thin swab down your nostril until they hit your pharynx.
For anyone interested to know, I tested NEGATIVE. I was symptomatic and had all of the classic symptoms (fever, body aches, fatigue, cough etc). Imo, I think I had it...I started feeling better after a doc friend of mine prescribed some meds which have been touted to be a treatment for covid-related symptoms. Once I took the meds I started feeling better.
Also, I had travelled to Europe a week prior to getting the symptoms and was mostly taking public transportation. I've also heard from a friend who knows people who had the same symptoms (recent travellers) who also self medicated with the same meds I took.
It seemed a bit too coincidental for me. The main thing though was being turned away from several healthcare facilities (after I started feeling better) because I wasn't symptomatic. They only wanted to test people who were exhibiting symptoms which I can only assume was due to a shortage of testing kits. When I eventually found a place that did the testing, the only symptom I was exhibiting at that point was a bad cough.
What I can say, and I have already said it in another thread, is that the disease is likely far more prevalent that the stats suggest.
As for the test itself, this is what I was talking about..
Not sure why they left the swab in there that long though when all she needed was a sample.