13 minutes agoReported the first patient in the world infected for the second time with Ovid 19
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(6 years ago)Hong Kong scientists have reported the first case (about 30s) infected with Covid-19 for the second time, which was infected with the virus four and a half months after the first time. They say genome sequences show that the two strains of the virus are “thally different”, making that case [...]
Hong Kong scientists have reported the first case (about 30s) infected with Covid-19 for the second time, which was infected with the virus four and a half months after the first time.
The genome sequences, they say, show that the two strains of the virus are “todically different”, making it the first proven case of the Coronavirus restored, writes BBC, broadcasts the news.net.
The World Health Organization warns that it is important not to draw conclusions based on the patient's case.
Experts say reinfectations can be rare and not necessarily serious.
There have been more than 23 million cases of coronary infection worldwide.
This report, released from Hong Kong University, says that the man spent 14 days in hospital before being cured of the virus but then, despite no other symptoms, proved positive for the virus for the second time after a test through saliva.
“This is a very rare example of reinfectation”, said Brendan Wren, professor of microbic pathogen, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Dr. Jeffrey Barrett, senior scientific consultant for the Covid-19 genome project at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, said that “given the number of global infected to date, having re-infectation isn't so surprising, though it's very rare”.
The “is likely that when they occur, the second infections will not be serious”, Dr. Barrett.
