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[–]noice 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You don't need to see the virus visually in order to learn about it. Fundamentally the test uses a chemical probe for detection, but it's also possible to e.g. sequence the genome of the virus.