Swabs3 Apr 2020 11:20
The UK is focused on increasing the number of swab tests for coronavirus over antibody blood tests, a senior Public Health England (PHE) official has said.
"What we need at the moment are the swab tests because they are the ones that allow staff to return [to work], so those are the tests that we are focusing on," Prof John Newton, director of health improvement for Public Health England, said.
Prof Newton, who has been advising English Health Secretary Matt Han**** on testing, said: "The requirement for the antibody tests will be later down the line."