Covid-19 crisis: States go slow on antibody tests

The ICMR said rapid antibody tests cannot replace frontline tests. Such tests are only supplementary tools to assess the prevalence of the disease within a specific area. These tests will be of utility only after a minimum of seven days of the onset of symptoms. Accuracy issues with the antibody tests may also have resulted in states going slow to procure them.

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