LONDON, March 20 — Britain is in talks to buy a coronavirus antibody test that could be a game changer if it works and already scientists are making progress in finding medicines that can fight the disease, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday. “We are in negotiations today to buy a...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks on during a news conference in 10 Downing Street, London, Britain March 19, 2020. — Leon Neal/Pool pic via Reuters
“We are in negotiations today to buy a so-called antibody test, as simple as a pregnancy test, that can tell whether you have had the disease,” Johnson told a news conference. Johnson also said scientists were making headway in removing the"cloak of invisibility" that surrounds the virus to fully understand its workings.
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