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'No evidence' that recovered Covid-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO

In a scientific brief, the UN agency warned governments against issuing "immunity passports" or "risk-free certificates" to people who have been infected as their accuracy could not be guaranteed

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Photo: Twitter/ DrTedros
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Photo: Twitter/ DrTedros

Reuters
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently “no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection.
In a scientific brief, the UN agency warned governments against issuing “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to people who have been infected as their accuracy could not be guaranteed.“Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, could serve as the basis for an ‘immunity passport’ or ‘risk-free certificate’