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		</div><p>Boris Johnson is still showing signs of coronavirus, Downing Street has said, as it confirmed the UK government is working with nine potential suppliers over a new Covid-19 antibody test.</p>
<p>The British Prime Minister’s seven days of self-isolation end on Friday but it is unclear whether he plans to leave the Downing Street flat where he has been staying.</p>
<p>It comes as 2,921 people were confirmed to have died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK as of 5pm on Wednesday.</p>
<p>This is up by 569 from 2,352 the day before and is the biggest day-on-day increase so far, just above the 563 reported the day before.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson’s official spokesman told a Westminster briefing: <em>“The Prime Minister continues to have mild symptoms, but he does still have symptoms.”</em></p>
<p>Asked if he would be leaving self-isolation on Friday, the spokesman said: <em>“We’re following the guidelines from Public Health England (PHE) and from the chief medical officer which state that you need to self-isolate for a period of seven days, so no change in that.”</em></p>
<p>Number 10 said work was ongoing with nine potential suppliers on developing an antibody test which would show whether people have had the virus.</p>
<p>Such a test would enable people to get back to work quickly and some experts say this type of testing is the quickest way out of the current lockdown.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson’s spokesman said: <em>“We are working as quickly as we can on that and as soon as a test is approved then we will announce it publicly.”</em></p>
<p>He said the UK government had previously been offered tests that had not met the required levels of accuracy <em>“and therefore would not have been safe to use”.</em></p>
<p>It was also suggested that immunity certificates to identify people who have had coronavirus are being considered by the government.</p>
<p>Mr Johnson’s spokesman said: <em>“This is something which has been discussed in other countries.</em></p>
<p><em>“We have always said that we are watching closely what other countries are doing and we will always look to learn from ideas which could be helpful.”</em></p>
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