Hopes for the discovery of a "game-changing" immunity test for Covid-19 were dealt a new blow on Sunday when the Government was forced to deny claims it had ordered up to 50 million home testing kits. Scientists are racing to manufacture an antibody test that can tell people whether they have had the virus and built up a possible immunity. But so far none of the available tests on the market have passed a Government validation panel set up at Oxford University. In the latest blow, Department of Health sources dismissed a report on Sunday that 50 million antibody tests had been ordered by ministers at a cost of as little as £10 each. A source said: "The claims are overblown. It is premature to be talking about ordering large numbers of a test that hasn't passed a regulator. "We are currently engaged with several companies and are urgently testing the quality, accuracy and effectiveness of potential tests with scientific experts and regulators with a view to being in the best place possible for future use of antibody testing."
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