A man reacts as a health official uses a swab to collect a sample at a fish market during the curfew amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 22, 2020. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has ordered a pause in testing for antibodies to the coronavirus because of concern over the accuracy, health officials said on Wednesday, complicating the fight against the epidemic as its tally of cases nears 20,000.
India trails many countries in conducting the standard swab tests to determine the presence of the novel coronavirus because of limited testing equipment and protective gear for medical workers.
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