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U.S. Navy test shows 60% of carrier crew have coronavirus antibodies

9 June 2020
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2020-06-09 14:00

A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for the virus.

That's according to two U.S. officials, who told Reuters exclusively on Monday that about 400 volunteers participated in the tests, the results for which appear to track closely with data from early April that showed 60 percent of the sailors who were testing positive for the virus itself - not antibodies - were symptom-free. More than 1,100 aboard the ship tested positive for the virus in April, nearly a quarter of the 4,800 personnel on the Roosevelt.

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