Roche group receives more FDA approval

The Basel-based pharmaceutical company Roche received emergency approval for its test for antibodies to coronavirus in the United States. The company announced this in a press release on Sunday night.

The new antibody test is suitable for detecting people who have been infected with the coronavirus, he said. The approval was granted by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a quick procedure.

The blood plasma test recognizes the antibodies that the human body has formed after infection with the coronavirus. The test should be available worldwide at major laboratory companies and the Roche Group wants to expand production to a high number in the double-digit range per month, it said in the statement.

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