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Thousands of covert coronavirus cases go under the radar in Wuhan, Chinese-led researchers say | South China Morning Post
Study suggests that 59 per cent of infections were asymptomatic or mild enough not to attract medical attention
More investigation needed to determine scale and transmission of these cases, scientists say
Roughly 60 per cent of people who contracted the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan were asymptomatic or very mild cases not reported to the authorities, according to a study led by a group of Chinese doctors.
The estimate was based on about 26,000 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the city, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, between December and February, and was published on the medRxiv preprint platform early this month.
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The problem here, as I understand it, is that these people who only get a mild case can still infect others.
Study suggests that 59 per cent of infections were asymptomatic or mild enough not to attract medical attention
More investigation needed to determine scale and transmission of these cases, scientists say
Roughly 60 per cent of people who contracted the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan were asymptomatic or very mild cases not reported to the authorities, according to a study led by a group of Chinese doctors.
The estimate was based on about 26,000 laboratory-confirmed cases recorded in the city, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, between December and February, and was published on the medRxiv preprint platform early this month.
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The problem here, as I understand it, is that these people who only get a mild case can still infect others.
