TESTS SHOW TOKYO HAS 0.1% POSITIVE RATE FOR ANTIBODIES新型コロナ抗体割合 東京で０.１％

Health authorities in Japan are seeking to get a better grasp on the spread of the coronavirus.
Their recent tests suggest 0.1 percent of people here in Tokyo have developed antibodies for the virus.

The health ministry tested nearly 8,000 people in three prefectures earlier this month to find out if their blood samples contain certain proteins that indicate a past infection.
The ministry announced on Tuesday antibodies were indicated in 0.1 percent of people tested in Tokyo, 0.17 percent in Osaka, and 0.03 percent in Miyagi. Those figures are higher than the rates of confirmed infections.
As of the end of May, the percentage of people who tested positive for the virus in Tokyo was 0.038.
But ministry officials say the data shows most of the population in Japan does not have coronavirus antibodies.
That means people must continue to take preventive measures, such as social distancing and wearing face masks.

◆antibody   a substance produced by your body to fight disease  抗体 

Daily Vocabulary(2020/07/01）

25576.get used to(慣れる）If you get used to something or someone, you become familiar with it or get to know them, so that you no longer feel that the thing or person is unusual or surprising. 

I'm finally getting used to life in LA. It's so different from Japan. .

25577.It's no big deal(大したことじゃないよ）

I'm deeply sorry about the other day. It's not a big deal. Don't worry about it.

25578.hard to say(言い難い）

Do I think the Tokyo Olympics is going to get cancelled? I hope it doesn’t but that’s hard to say.

25579.starch(澱粉）a substance which provides your body with energy and is found in foods such as grain, rice, and potatoes, or a food that contains this substance 類義語 carbohydrate   

I’m bad at asking for help. I tend to do things on my own.

25580.quota (割り当て、ノルマ） an amount of something that someone is expected to do or achieve  

You've equaled the record for exceeding the quarterly sales quota.

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