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Hello, im maz farookhi with your latest sports headlines. medical experts have warned the tokyo olympics — now set forjuly next year — will be a "uniquely risky" event — particularly if a coronavirus vaccine hasnt been rolled out by then.

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This is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. the british government is forced on to the backfoot — concerns over the supply of protective equipment for hospital workers. we work in the nhs because we want to help patients, we want to treat patients. and we never expected wed be putting our own health at risk by doing that. signs of normality as a number of european countries, i...

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Companies that are putting slightly different formula together for the extraction reagent kit. >> reporter: the reagent is a substance or mixture that is part of each test kit and is needed to analyze whether a person has contracted coronavirus. >> we have a shortage, worldwide shortage of some of the materials that go into this. >> reporter: the reagent has been a problem from day one. preventing labs and hospitals from ramping up testing to include those that are asymptomatic. as of friday, oh...

Experts caution that these tests may miss recent current infections unlike the more common swab test which should be able to detect whenever someone is shedding the virus. antibody tests like the one i got -- quick, painless, and inexpensive, just around $20 -- can show whos already been infected by covid-19 and may be immune to the virus. a critical shift to phase two, the phase when the country reopens. >> the test will be done -- >> deputy health minister caught the virus and has since recove...

Alessandro never had any symptoms. but our bodies can take time to produce antibodies, so experts caution that these tests may miss some recent current infections unlike the more common swabs when shedding the virus. antibody tests like the one i got, quick, painless and inexpensive, just around $20, can show whos already been infected with covid-19 and may now be immune to the virus. a critical step as italy shifts into phase two, when the country reopens. >> we need the test, wed be done event...

Protective equipment. joining me now is cnn senior investigative correspondent drew griffin. and this is the american association for clinical chemistry that is issuing this major appeal. tell us about this. >> reporter: these are the scientists that are in these labs, private, public, state, health labs crying out, sending a letter last thursday night to the coronavirus task force, particularly dr. birx, telling her that no matter what comes out of the presidents mouth about the states needing ...

Work and sort of reenter society. on a larger level, if enough people have antibodies and if it means theyre immune, it means we could start opening things back up again. but there are several big problems with the antibody tests. first of all, theres a lot of them out there that arent good. the fda loosened the rules and allowed all of these tests out there that simply dont work. so thats a problem. secondly, the tests need certain chemicals and other ingredients to go with them and its very to...