NEW YORK, April 29 — For the first time yesterday, hundreds of New Yorkers were able to get tested for Covid-19 without having serious symptoms or underlying health issues — hopeful they had already contracted and beaten the potentially deadly disease. Dozens of people wearing masks — many...
Wednesday, 29 Apr 2020 01:10 PM MYT
Dozens of people wearing masks — many young and seemingly healthy — waited their turns at branches of the New York medical chain CityMD to find out if they had had the novel coronavirus. In New York — one of the worst-hit areas in the world with 17,000 confirmed or probable Covid-19 deaths out of 157,000 confirmed cases — the question on everyone's mind is: Have I already had the virus?
Even if the results are not 100 per cent reliable, and even if it is not proven that antibodies confer total immunity, Krupnik said a positive result would mean feeling less compelled to stay inside constantly, only looking forward to his weekly supermarket trip. Ariela Rubin, 37, usually works as a waitress in a vegetarian restaurant that is now closed due to the pandemic.
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