Is it possible to be immune to coronavirus? And how to boost your immune system to fight it
As the global spread of coronavirus deepens, with more than 5,600 cases now confirmed in the UK, the pandemic has called into question over when it will subside - and if anyone is immune.
While it is not yet known who - and if - anyone is immune from the virus, health officials are currently working to increase testing, with highest-priority cases being tested first.
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Health officials are working to increase the number of tests for coronavirus that can be conducted by Public Health England and the NHS to 25,000 per day.
This increased capacity is expected to be ready within four weeks, and will be made available to those who are at higher risk of the virus first, including patients in critical care for pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or flu like illness.
People in the community with a fever or cough don’t usually need testing, according to Gov.uk.