Coronavirus UK: government assessing antibody test kits
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#52PDQ)
Ministers considering ordering millions of tests although concerns remain over accuracy
Ministers are considering ordering millions of antibody tests developed by researchers in Britain despite conceding that there are still concerns over the reliability of the home test kits.
The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, confirmed on Sunday that the government was assessing the new antibody kits in the hope of using them to reveal how many people have recovered from the infection and presumably acquired some level of immunity.
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