New York Starts ‘Aggressive’ Coronavirus Antibody Testing In Quest To Reopen Economy

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the spherical particles of the new coronavirus, colorized blue. New York is planning a major effort to test the population for antibodies for the coronavirus as a key to deciding whether to reopen the economy.

“Any plan to start to reopen the economy has to be based on data and testing, and we have to make sure our antibody and diagnostic testing is up to the scale we need,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

(Image credit: Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/AP)

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