India- Coronavirus: Asymptomatic cases may be key to ending pandemic

2020-08-09 03:29:39

(MENAFN- NewsBytes) For months, it has been known that although the novel coronavirus is highly contagious, a large portion of infected individuals witnesses only mild or no symptoms.

Earlier, it was believed that a large number of asymptomatic patients was bad news since people could infect others without knowing that they were infected. However, experts now point out that this may be a good thing.

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