Health DG: Recovery no guarantee of Covid-19 immunity

Published: Jun 26, 2020 10:47 AM | Updated: Jun 26, 2020 11:40 AM

CORONAVIRUS | Recovering from Covid-19 does not give one immunity from the virus, cautioned Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today.

During his media briefing this evening, he cited studies from abroad that found a drop in antibodies in patients who had recovered from Covid-19.

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