Israel lab develops coronavirus antibody

* Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said biological research institute scientists have made a ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing an antibody to novel coronavirus * Bennett was shown the ‘antibody that attacks the virus can neutralise it within the bodies...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 11:53 AM May 06, 2020 IST

* Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said biological research institute scientists have made a ‘significant breakthrough’ in developing an antibody to novel coronavirus

* Bennett was shown the ‘antibody that attacks the virus can neutralise it within the bodies of those ill’

* The antibody’s development has been completed and the institute is now in the process of patenting the find

* Researchers will approach international companies to produce the antibody on a commercial scale