Two members of WHO team to China still in Singapore for COVID tests
Thirteen scientists from a 15-member international team led by World Health Organization (WHO) to examine the origins of the novel coronavirus that sparked COVID19, arrived in Wuhan, China on Thursday.
Two scientists are still in Singapore completing tests for COVID-19, after both tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies. WHO said in a series of tweets on Thursday that all 15 members had multiple negative tests for the virus as well as the antibodies prior to leaving their home countries.
They were tested again in Singapore and all tested negative for virus, but two members tested positive for antibodies, the Geneva-based agency said in a tweet. They are being retested for both IgM and IgG antibodies,” it said.
WHO said that the experts will begin their work immediately during the 2 weeks quarantine protocol for international travelers. As per reports, the team will spend two weeks in quarantine on arrival and two more weeks interviewing people from research institutes, hospitals and the seafood market in Wuhan where the new virus is believed to have emerged.
