How an asymptomatic caused a super-spreading event
The Major League Baseball developed new health and safety protocols before the July 24 start of the 2020 season based on CDC’s COVID-19 mitigation recommendations related to events and gatherings.…
Category: Asymptomatic cases
Over 12% of pregnant women presenting at 15 hospitals in Maharashtra infected with coronavirus
Of the 1,140 pregnant women presenting at 15 hospitals in Maharashtra, 141 were found to be infected with novel coronavirus, translating to 12.3% prevalence. Pooled data of 141 pregnant women and 180 women from Nair Hospital in Mumbai revealed that only 11.5% of those infected showed symptoms, while the remaining 88.5% were asymptomatic.
Children have more coronavirus during early infection phase than hospitalised adults
Researchers found that children infected with novel coronavirus have viral load comparable with adults admitted to ICUs. But during the early infection phase, children can have significantly higher viral load…
COVID-19: Saliva is a viable alternative to nasopharyngeal specimen in asymptomatic persons
In a mass-screening study of 1,924 asymptomatic persons, self-collected saliva samples had sensitivity (92%) and specificity (over 99.9%) comparable to nasopharyngeal specimens — sensitivity 86% and specificity over 99.9%. The…
SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity prevents recurrent severe COVID-19 disease
The immune system elicits robust, broad and highly functional memory T cell responses once a person is infected with novel coronavirus. T cells were found even in the absence of…
Asymptomatic people carry same amount of coronavirus as those with symptoms
A study has found that people who are infected with novel coronavirus but don’t exhibit symptoms carry the same amount of virus as those who are symptomatic. The study also…
An asymptomatic superspreader in China transmits coronavirus to 71 people
One more instance of a superspreader spreading coronavirus to 71 people in China has been documented. The superspreader continued to remain asymptomatic for over a month after arriving in China…
With coronavirus cases continuing to rise, it’s too early to open gyms
The government has permitted gyms to open from August 5 at a time when daily fresh coronavirus cases in India remain high and the virus is spreading to smaller cities…
