Testing for antibodies crucial to ending Israel's coronavirus crisis, experts say

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Apr 06, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Testing for antibodies crucial to ending Israel's coronavirus crisis, experts say

Though serology tests – blood tests that detect if one has been exposed to a disease – are essential to eventually exiting the coronavirus lockdown, there isn’t yet any reliable serology test that also produces results promptly.


Such a test would let the Health Ministry determine whether a sufficiently large proportion of Israelis have developed antibodies for the virus, which would enable a gradual easing of the lockdown restrictions.

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