Chinese data shows many never show coronavirus symptoms
Among 6,764 people who tested positive, nearly 20% were asymptomatic throughout the entire infection
15 April 2020 - 13:16
Beijing — China, for the first time, publicised a breakdown of people testing positive for the novel coronavirus without outward signs of being sick, revealing that those among them who remain symptom-free throughout infection are in the majority.
Among 6,764 people who tested positive for infection without showing symptoms, only one fifth of them — 1,297 — have so far developed symptoms and been reclassified as confirmed cases, China’s National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng said at a briefing in Beijing on Wednesday...
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