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Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 98 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.

Our main story? What can an antibody test actually tell you?

But first, here's what happened in virus news today. Thank you. But first, here's what happened in virus news today. New York City is on track to enter the

second phase of reopening on Monday. That's the phase that allows restaurants to offer outdoor

dining and could be a major step for the economy. Statewide,

less than 1% of New Yorkers tested positive for the novel coronavirus yesterday, the lowest percentage

since the start of the pandemic, Governor Cuomo said. There were 17 deaths on June 16th, which was also

a new low.

New York's progress comes as at least 20 other states see spikes.

Texas reported a record number of hospitalizations,

and new cases in Florida rose to the highest level since the pandemic began.

Sweden's grand COVID experiment isn't having the effect the country's top epidemiologist had hoped for.

The country's strategy was to leave schools, shops, and restaurants open throughout the pandemic.

The theory was that the country would quickly reach a high level of immunity

to the virus, where enough people have contracted a virus to protect most of the population.

Contagion rates in Sweden are much higher than anywhere else in the Nordic region. Its COVID-19

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