Published: 17:19, April 25, 2020 | Updated: 03:38, June 6, 2023
WHO says you may catch coronavirus more than once
By Agencies

Civil Protection (FNPC) ambulance crew members, wearing a personal protective equipment, assist a patient who collapsed in a street with coronavirus symptoms, inside an emergency response vehicle in the Asnieres district of Paris, France, on April 21, 2020. (BLOOMBERG)

Catching COVID-19 once may not protect you from getting it again, according to the World Health Organization.

“There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” the United Nations agency said in a statement Friday.

While many countries are currently testing for antibodies, these studies aren’t designed to determine whether people recovered from the disease acquire immunity, the WHO said.

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