The UK Government has bought one million at-home antibody tests for coronavirus – six months after they were first promised by officials. Until now, Public Health England has not given the seal of approval to any tests that weren't lab-based. Rapid-use antibody tests have been shunned by the Government until now, with private firms struggling to get contracts from officials. The RTC's antibody test has reportedly been evaluated by Public Health England but the Department of Health refused to confirm how accurate it is. Antibody tests by Public Health England show that the prevalence of possible immunity to coronavirus is considerably higher in London than in other parts of the country

Source: Daily Mail October 06, 2020 17:57 UTC