The kit can also be used at hospitals and point-of-care settings but samples should be collected by a healthcare provider.

Pfizer’s vaccine, which was shown to be more than 90 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 based on initial data.

Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical lead for Covid-19, said that five WHO staff members had tested positive.

For Ugur Sahin and Oezlem Tuereci, both children of Turkish immigrants, medical research is so important.

Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday he took four coronavirus tests on the same day.

Before being exposed to misinformation, 54 per cent of those in the UK said they would “definitely” accept a vaccine, as did 41.2 per cent in the US.