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Collected Item: “Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts”

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Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts

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article

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This article discusses the findings of a report recently published in the Journal of American Medical Association explaining that asymptomatic carriers of Covid-19 carry as much virus in their nose and mouth as those with symptoms for about the same length of time. While previously the knowledge on asymptomatic spread was more anecdotal this study offers more direct evidence.

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spread, study, medical journal, asymptomatic, testing

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/health/coronavirus-asymptomatic-transmission.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

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Apoorva Mandavilli

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2020-08-06
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