UK's Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
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African nations should use antibody tests to find out whether the slower spread and lower mortality rate of the new coronavirus on the continent is due to patchy data or a more resilient population, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday.