Health
Half of key workers reporting Covid symptoms did not have the virus – Hull Live
“We found that half of them lacked any evidence of having had the infection, testing negative for the presence of antibodies.”
Around half of nearly 1,000 key workers who self-reported symptoms of Covid-19 did not test positive for antibodies to the disease, according to research.
The study, from Public Health England (PHE), includes police, fire and healthcare workers and was conducted in June.
The researchers say their findings, which are yet to be peer-reviewed, suggest the symptoms were due to other conditions.
Ranya Mulchandani, a field epidemiology training programme fellow at Public Health England and the stud…
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