Studies in Spain and France indicate that only a small fraction of these countries' populations have been infected with the coronavirus, a worrying sign that the virus may not be done sweeping through nations emerging from lockdown.
have raised hopes after saying they were in talks with Swiss drug maker Roche over the possible roll out of a"game-changer" antibody test that could get the country up-and-running again.
A Public Health England laboratory concluded that the antibody test had 100 percent specificity, which means it can detect antibodies to the exact disease rather than similar ones."We are now moving as fast as we can to discuss with Roche purchasing of those, but I can't give you an exact date when we'll be able to start rolling them out."
The Roche test also received support from the European Union on April 28 and Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 2. Although antibody tests show who has been infected, scientists around the world warn it is not yet clear whether that equates to permanent immunity.Adela Suliman is a London-based writer and reporter for NBC News Digital.
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