Prognosis

Covid Patients Testing Positive After Recovery Aren’t Infectious, Study Shows

  • Result is a positive sign for regions reopening economies
  • Findings may also aid in the debate over antibody testing
Recovered Patients May Not Be Contagious
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Researchers are finding evidence that patients who test positive for the coronavirus after recovering aren’t capable of transmitting the infection, and could have the antibodies that prevent them from falling sick again.