The research involved 16 COVID-19 patients in China.
Of the total, 14 had a fever, 11 had a cough, 11 had pain in their pharynx and two had shortness of breath.
The patients had a viral detection test when they arrived at hospital, and every other day until it came back negative. Patients were then asked to quarantine at home for two weeks, and to follow-up at the hospital to once again get tested for the new. On average, the patients had a five day incubation period, and showed symptoms for around eight days.
Eight of the patients tested positive after they no longer appeared sick, at 2.5 days on average and ranging from one to eight days. The researchers said carrying the virus is a surrogate marker of the ability to pass it on.
The authors of the study believe the virus may be so contagious because of its ability to spread in patients who are not showing symptoms. They cite reports of recovered"This warrants us to investigate the 'shedding window' after the clinical recovery of the patient," they wrote.as of early March 27. More than 570,000 people have been afflicted, nearly 130,000 of whom have recovered and nearly 26,000 of whom have died.
They also added:"It is important to note that all our patients were milder infections that recovered from the disease.
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