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Director said on Thursday. "We are told by the people, the companies that make them, that very soon — when they say soon, they're talking days to weeks — that we'd be able to have a large number of these tests available." Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"The antibody tests are developed, there are several out there," Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director said on Thursday. "We are told by the people, the companies that make them, that very soon — when they say soon, they're talking days to weeks — that we'd be able to have a large number of these tests available."
Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty ImagesAntibody tests that could help determine who has had the virus are being developed Dr. Anthony Fauci said. There's hope those people will have some measure of immunity.
The CDC issued return-to-work guidelines for critical workers who had contact with someone who had a confirmed or even suspected case of COVID-19.
Scientists are trying to figure out whether changing seasons will affect the spread of the coronavirus.
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This episode was produced by Anne Li, Gabriela Saldivia, and Brent Baughman, and edited by Beth Donovan.
