Thread by @YuanRuby, On March 1, when I told my parents that a patient in [...]

On March 1, when I told my parents that a patient in San Antonio who was released from quarantine with negative testing results later tested positive for coronavirus, I thought it was new.

My mom quickly replied, "so many cases like this in China."

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At that point, it was already old news in China.

I could easily find so many reports about people who were discharged with negative results came back positive.

In China, the terminology is called "复阳“, (re-positive).

To combat re-positive cases, China established a strict protocol of considering patients as "cured."

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There are way so many Chinese coverage out there.

Here are some English stories from media across the world about "re-positive" cases in February and March.

Published on March 4 by @SCMPNews:
Coronavirus: why do ‘recovered’ patients test positive again? https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3065022/coronavirus-why-do-recovered-patients-test-positive-again">https://www.scmp.com/news/chin...

Why do ‘recovered’ coronavirus patients test positive again?

Despite the hospital release criteria set by Beijing, doctors say some people are being allowed home while still infected with the disease.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3065022/coronavirus-why-do-recovered-patients-test-positive-again

Published on March 13 by @latimes:
They survived the coronavirus. Then they tested positive again. Why? https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-13/china-japan-korea-coronavirus-reinfection-test-positive">https://www.latimes.com/world-nat...

They survived the coronavirus. Then they tested positive again. Why?

Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists say it's highly unlikely, but China is tightening hospital discharge standards as "recovered" patients in multiple provinces appear to get sick again.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-13/china-japan-korea-coronavirus-reinfection-test-positive

Published on Feb. 29 by @nytimes:
They Recovered From the Coronavirus. Were They Infected Again? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-reinfection.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/2...

They Recovered From the Coronavirus. Were They Infected Again?

In a few cases, patients again tested positive for the virus after they were no longer ill. But little is known about the virus, and it’s possible that testing flaws may be to blame.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-reinfection.html

Published on Feb. 26 by @caixin:
14% of Recovered Covid-19 Patients in Guangdong Tested Positive Again https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-02-26/14-of-recovered-covid-19-patients-in-guangdong-tested-positive-again-101520415.html">https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-02-2...

14% of Recovered Covid-19 Patients in Guangdong Tested Positive Again

Unclear whether recovered patients who test positive remain infectious; none showed renewed symptoms, and none of their contacts tested positive for the virus

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-02-26/14-of-recovered-covid-19-patients-in-guangdong-tested-positive-again-101520415.html

Published on Feb. 27 by @Reuters:
Coronavirus: Japanese woman tests positive for second time https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/27/japanese-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-for-second-time">https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Coronavirus: Japanese woman tests positive for second time

Tour guide had been given all-clear but then developed a sore throat and chest pains

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/27/japanese-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-for-second-time

Published on March 3 by @Reuters:
China doctors seek tougher discharge criteria after positive coronavirus tests https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-reinfection/china-doctors-seek-tougher-discharge-criteria-after-positive-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20Q1BK">https://www.reuters.com/article/u...

China doctors seek tougher discharge criteria after positive coronavirus tests

Worrying cases of recovered coronavirus patients in China testing positive again for the infection have raised questions among doctors about the criteria being used for discharging people from...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-reinfection/china-doctors-seek-tougher-discharge-criteria-after-positive-coronavirus-tests-idUSKBN20Q1BK

Published on Feb. 29 by @TheKoreaHerald:
After recovery from coronavirus, Korean woman tests positive again http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200229000144">https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php...

[Newsmaker] After recovery from coronavirus, Korean woman tests positive again

A Korean woman who had been discharged after recovering from the novel coronavirus has tested positive for the disease again, health officials said Saturday. Kwon Jun-wook, director of the National...

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200229000144

Published on March 26 by @nypost:
Up to 10 percent of recovered coronavirus patients test positive again, report says. https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/up-to-10-percent-of-recovered-coronavirus-patients-test-positive-again-report-says/">https://nypost.com/2020/03/2...

Up to 10 percent of recovered coronavirus patients test positive again, report says

As many as 10% of recovered coronavirus patients in China tested positive again after being discharged from the hospital, according to a report. Doctors on the front lines of the outbreak in Wuhan,

https://nypost.com/2020/03/26/up-to-10-percent-of-recovered-coronavirus-patients-test-positive-again-report-says/

Also, btw, if you looking at stories published in February and March in this thread, some were framed as that it was testing, diagnosis and treatment failure in China leading to re-positive cases.

Why I am yelling on a Saturday afternoon?

It& #39;s so painful to see push alerts and headline stories on APRIL 11 saying WHO is looking into reports about patients testing positive again after being released with negative results.
And many stories are treating this as new findings.

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