A medical worker takes samples at a Covid-19 drive-through testing station in Rome on Friday. Photo: AP
A medical worker takes samples at a Covid-19 drive-through testing station in Rome on Friday. Photo: AP

Coronavirus: Italy begins testing for signs of immunity

  • Authorities hope move will eventually allow them to issue ‘licences’ to individuals with proven immunity allowing them to return to work
  • Country’s number of deaths and infections has flattened out, and government has begun considering reopening businesses under ‘phase two’ stage of crisis

A medical worker takes samples at a Covid-19 drive-through testing station in Rome on Friday. Photo: AP
A medical worker takes samples at a Covid-19 drive-through testing station in Rome on Friday. Photo: AP
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