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- India is all set to begin antibody tests to confirm if a person was previously infected with the virus.
- This will help understand the epidemiology of Covid-19.
- The methodology adopted by India is first in the world.
- It is a serological test that looks for antibodies in the blood.
- The test is different from the current methodologies to determine active infection.
- The antibody test is not a confirmatory test.
- However, it is a test for the purpose of surveillance.
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