The　COVID-19　pandemic　has　resulted　in　significant　global　social　and　economic　disruption.　The　highly　transmissive　nature　of　the　disease　makes　rapid　and　reliable　detection　critically　important.　Point-of-care　(POC)　tests　involve　performing　diagnostic　tests　outside　of　a　laboratory　that　produce　a　rapid　and　reliable　result.　It　therefore　allows　the　diagnostics　of　diseases　at　or　near　the　patient　site.　Paper-based　POC　tests　have　been　gaining　interest　in　recent　years　as　they　allow　rapid,　low-cost　detection　without　the　need　for　external　instruments.　In　this　review,　we　focus　on　the　development　of　paper-based　POC　devices　for　the　detection　of　SARS-CoV-2.　The　review　first　introduces　the　principles　of　detection　methods　that　are　available　to　paper-based　devices.　It　then　summarizes　the　state-of-the-art　paper　devices　and　their　analytical　performances.　The　advantages　and　drawbacks　among　methods　are　also　discussed.　Finally,　limitations　of　the　existing　devices　are　discussed,　and　prospects　are　given　with　the　hope　to　identify　research　opportunities　and　directions　in　the　field.　We　hope　this　review　will　be　helpful　for　researchers　to　develop　a　clinically　useful　and　economically　efficient　paper-based　platform　that　can　be　used　for　rapid,　accurate　on-site　diagnosis　to　aid　in　identifying　acute　infections　and　eventually　contain　the　COVID-19　pandemic.　Copyright　©　2021　Jia,　Sun,　Tian,　Song　and　Zhang.