"I have given the permission to launch the testing procedure. An antibody test looks for antibodies that are made by the immune system in response to a threat, such as a specific virus. A rapid antibody testing kit can be used for sero-surveillance, convulsant plasma therapy and research. According to the policy designed by Bangladesh, a rapid test kit must have these words written on its package: ‘this is not a diagnostic kit; the kit will be used only for detecting antibody, not in the acute stage’. The sensitivity mentioned here describes the percentage of antibodies found in the blood after 14 days of COVID-19 symptoms subside.

Source: bd News24 January 24, 2021 09:45 UTC