Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. The race for a vaccine has exposed a raw nerve in relations between the United States and China, where the virus was first detected late last year in the central city of Wuhan. - AFPUK expected to roll out COVID-19 antibody testing programmeBritain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to buy an accurate Covid-19 antibody test, following the lead of the European Union and United States which have already given preliminary approval to the tests. Health experts have long warned that the virus could race through the cramped, sewage-soaked alleys of the camps in the Cox's Bazar district. - AFPJapan to conduct antibody testsJapan's health minister said the nation will conduct antibody testing from next month for about 10 000 people.

Source: News 24 May 15, 2020 09:11 UTC