‘100% Accurate’ Antibody Test Approved for Use in UK as World’s Covid-19 Deaths Near 300k

By Staff, Agencies

A new test which could help determine if people have developed immunity to coronavirus has been approved for use in the UK, health leaders said.

According to Public Health England [PHE], scientific experts had last week carried out an evaluation of a new antibody blood test developed by a Swiss pharmaceutical company.

The examination found Roche’s serology test was “highly specific” and had an accuracy of 100 per cent. The UK Coronavirus Testing Program said it was a “very positive development”.

This comes as the number of people to have died globally from coronavirus nears 300,000, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

As of Thursday morning, 297,220 deaths had been recorded along with 4,348,246 infections.