UK epidemic is slowing and antibody test could be ready in days, top epidemiologist says

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The coronavirus epidemic in the United Kingdom is showing signs of slowing and antibody tests could be ready in days, Neil Ferguson, a professor of mathematical biology at Imperial College London, said on Monday.

Related Coverage He said a third or even 40% of people do not get any symptoms. He said perhaps 2% to 3% of the United Kingdom’s population had been infected.He said antibody tests were in the final stage of validation right now and could be hopefully ready to use in “days rather than weeks”.

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