https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/09/coronavirus-heres-what-its-really-like-to-get-a-nasal-swab-test/

San FranciscoNasal swab tests, the somewhat clinical name for the primary way to check for COVID-19, are almost universally described with one word:

But thousands of Bay Area residents will have to come to terms with having a long Q-tip-like swab put far deeper inside a nostril than they would expect, or hope, if the region is to meet Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal of 1.5 tests for every 1,000 residents every day — among the preconditions for easing shelter-in-place rules.