Efforts to ramp up Covid-19 testing have triggered a rush on labs in several countries and spread confusion about who should get tested and when. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the two types of tests available – diagnostic tests and antibody tests – and health authorities’ current guidelines on testing.

As they braced themselves for the long-anticipated “second wave” of the coronavirus pandemic, countries around the world rushed to expand their testing capacities, taking their cue from those – like Taiwan, Germany and New Zealand –  that appeared to do better in weathering the first wave.