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The COVID-19 coronavirus, since its initial outbreak in Wuhan, China, has quickly become a global pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of confirmed cases has exceeded 577,531 globally as of March 27, 2020 and will continue to rise in the days and weeks ahead. The rapid increase in coronavirus cases and the inadequate amount of lab tests available for people suspected of infection have posed serious risks to public health and efforts in containing the virus. Simply put, it's challenging for healthcare professionals and government officials to allocate resources and stop the spread of the virus without knowing who is infected, where they are located, and how they are affected. The standard testing method for coronavirus is RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction); however, this test is not yet readily available in many parts of the world or in some cases can produce false negative results.