In pharmacies, rapid tests for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 disease, are available without a prescription. These are tests that detect antibodies in a blood sample (they allow you to check if you have had an infection in the past) or antigens in the secretions from the nose, nasopharynx or in saliva (they allow you to check whether we are currently infected with coronavirus). The tests can be done independently at home, and the result is available after a dozen or so minutes.