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Blood tests have begun in the region around Rome to allow authorities to gauge how many people have been exposed to the coronavirus since the epidemic struck Italy.
More data will help to map out how the virus has travelled through the population, as the country begins to emerge from the health crisis that has killed nearly 30,000 of its citizens.
A positive result “does not mean that you are protected, it is not a licence to return to normal daily life.
It’s absolutely necessary to continue using … masks, which are still the most important thing, even more important than knowing if you have antibodies.
Pakistan will begin easing its nationwide lockdown over the weekend, prime minister Imran Khan has said, citing the economic havoc the measures have wreaked, even as increased testing shows a rise in new coronavirus cases.
Khan called on the public to continue following social distancing guidelines as businesses start to reopen in phases, saying another lockdown would be imposed if cases spiked again.
