U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit carrier


  • World
  • Saturday, 18 Apr 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said on Friday it would carry antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were infected by the virus as it spread through the ship.

Sweeping testing for the coronavirus among the entire crew of the Roosevelt has already yielded a curious result: The majority of the positive cases so far are among sailors who are asymptomatic.

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