Germany, 21st April: To monitor the spread of the virus and asses infection rate, Germany is carrying out Europe’s first large-scale coronavirus antibody testing. According to reports, the presence of antibodies indicates the presence of virus cells in a body, which means that those people will have some immunity, although there is no guarantee of full immunity or how long would it last. The research will involve blood donations in four regions of the country where there have been large outbreaks of the virus, as well as a representative study of the broader population. Mob stops funeral of Indian doctor who died from COVID-19 Ulrike Leimer-Lipke, the doctor involved in carrying out the antibodies tests says, “For these antibodies test to make sense, you must have had symptoms about four weeks beforehand. Antibodies take a relatively long time to appear. If you only had symptoms last week, you wouldn’t have antibodies by now.” “We know that, especially in Germany, a lot of people already had it. And it is also very important for them, especially if they have a grandmother, mother or father whom they look after, to know whether they are already immune.”   Since the outbreak, Germany … Continue reading Germany starts Mass-Testing for Coronavirus Antibodies