The idea has been called a 'game-changer' by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it allows the government to understand how many people had COVID-19 and potentially speed up the easing of lockdown restrictions.
A new COVID-19 antibody test to tell whether someone has had the virus has been approved for use in the U.K. after being found to be 100 percent accurate.
It could also help speed up the easing of lockdown restrictions, allowing people to return to work if they were confident they would not get the virus again. "But we are keen to get as many as quickly as we can and get them out, primarily to the front line first, the NHS, social care and then more widely. Because this really will be — as the prime minister said — this has the potential to be a game-changer."
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