Italy sees a glimmer of hope in its high rate coronavirus infections, more people whose antibodies can potentially be used to treat those still hospitalized

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• Italy's high infection rate may mean they have more people able to donate plasma to help treat people severely suffering from COVID-19, according to CNN.
• Several studies have shown that antibodies in plasma from recovered patients or people who were infected with the virus could be successful at treating severe coronavirus patients. 
• However, an effective antibody test has yet to be developed. 
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Italy is looking for a silver lining, after being the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe with over 165,000 infections.

According to CNN, the country that now has the highest death toll is hoping to use antibodies from those who recovered from COVID-19 to treat those still battling the virus. 

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