（仮）パンデミックに関する英語表現集

PCR検査の結果、陰性と出る（ということを表す表現）

negative swab
※swabについてはsee: （人）に（綿棒を使って）Covid-19の検査を行う: swab 〜 for Covid-19。
※おそらく "negative swab test result" が短くなった表現。

Many children are coming into hospitals at present with viruses and are regarded as “query Covid- 19” so they are tested for the disease. ... “The majority will probably come back with a negative swab, but how are we to know when we are in a busy A&E department when you have very unwell children with temperatures?” she said.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/doctor-post...

"negative swab test result" の用例:

• If You Have a Negative Swab Test Result https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page17... ※カナダ、アルバータ州のサイト
• Pre-test probability is high in someone with typical symptoms of covid-19, an occupational risk of exposure, and working in a high prevalence region, and negative test results can therefore be misleading. https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/369/bmj.m1808.full...