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Germany eyes antigen tests to keep elderly safe from virus

by Frank JordansNadine Achoui-Lesage
| November 3, 2020 12:27 AM

BERLIN (AP) — As Europe tries to break a surge in coronavirus infections, Germany is counting on a new type of test to avoid closing nursing homes to visitors, a move that caused considerable anguish among residents and relatives in the spring.

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