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- Title
Asymptomatic cases with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
- Authors
Wang, Yishan; Kang, Hanyujie; Liu, Xuefeng; Tong, Zhaohui
- Abstract
On 31 March 2020, Chinese Health Authorization announced that numbers of asymptomatic cases with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection will be made to the public daily. This was a very important step since different counties have different capacities for the detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and control strategy for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak. We summarized the characteristics of asymptomatic SARS‐CoV‐2 infections and the transmission potential of asymptomatic cases. Then we provided guidelines for the management of asymptomatic cases through quarantine and nucleic acid/serology tests. Highlights: Asymptomatic infection with SARS‐CoV‐2 is common.Asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic patients may spread viruses.Asymptomatic patients should be quarantined and monitored for 14 days, quarantine ends when two consecutive samples of viral RNA test show negative.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; INFECTION control; EPIDEMICS; SARS virus
- Publication
Journal of Medical Virology, 2020, Vol 92, Issue 9, p1401
- ISSN
0146-6615
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jmv.25990