東京、大阪、宮城で抗体検査　１万人規模、新型コロナ感染状況調査―厚労省

　加藤勝信厚生労働相は２２日の閣議後の記者会見で、新型コロナウイルスに対する抗体をどの程度の人が持っているか調べるため、東京、大阪、宮城の３都府県で、計１万人規模の抗体検査を実施する方針を発表した。６月初旬から開始する予定だ。
　抗体を調べれば新型ウイルスへの感染歴が分かり、日本全国の感染状況推計に役立つ。加藤厚労相は「今後の感染拡大防止策の検討に活用していきたい」と述べた。（2020/05/22-10:24）

The Japanese government will conduct testing for coronavirus antibodies in Tokyo and two other prefectures, starting early next month for about 10,000 people, health minister Katsunobu Kato said Friday.
   The test will cover Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture, where the number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 people is relatively large, and Miyagi Prefecture, which has fewer cases.
   Antibody testing is designed to find out whether a person has been infected with the coronavirus, a move that will help estimate how the virus is spread in the country.
   "We'll use the test results to consider measures to prevent the spread of the virus," Kato told a news conference.
   In the test, blood samples will be collected from about 3,000 people, aged 20 or above chosen randomly in each of the three prefectures.