The World Health Organization says 'there is currently no evidence' that people who have recovered from COVID-19 are protected from a second infection. coronavirus
The warning came as some governments study measures such as"immunity passports" for those who have recovered as one way to get people back to work after weeks of economic shutdown.
That is a particular worry as testing becomes more widespread, especially testing for coronavirus antibodies, whose presence indicate a person had previously contracted the virus and recovered. In hard-hit Iran, health officials Saturday raised fears of a"fresh outbreak" with another 76 fatalities declared, bringing the country's official death toll to 5,650.
The governor of the US state of Georgia rejected warnings from top disease experts and allowed businesses like hair dressers, nail salons and bowling alleys to reopen. On Friday, April 24, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes announced a staggered plan for reopening businesses and schools in mid-May and restaurants beginning on June 8.Italy, nearing the end of the world's longest active lockdown, announced plans Saturday to set price limits on face masks and ramp up antibody testing.
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