"Increasing evidence has shown that asymptomatic individuals can spread the virus efficiently, and the emergence of these silent spreaders of SARS-CoV-2 has
caused difficulties in the control of the epidemic." https://twitter.com/EricTopol/status/1273602756280856576

Note that the "asymptomatic" individuals aren't escaping lung damage. (There may be other damage that we don't yet notice or know to look for). Only a minority had no damage to their lungs. These are the least severe cases, often undetected and not included in our "case counts."

Not a pleasant thought but of all the possible pandemics, this one is far from the worst possibility. Asymptomatic spread is a challenge and the misery and the loss is tragic, but much much worse was possible. I hope we remember when it's over so we can prepare for the next one.

Also, this is not the first study to find lung abnormalities in "asymptomatic" cases. Of course it is less worse to have a mild/non case but it's not at all clear what this will mean in the long run. What a terrible global experiment we're running here! https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1253437512401301505

For months, we had indications that the young/healthy/asymptomatic aren't fine. We're simultaneously not being informed of the real risks while being sensationally scared of marginal/none risk situations (toilets! joggers!). Just putting older tweets here. https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1253438746965553153

What you can do as individuals: Work to make masks required locally. Mask up, especially indoors. Avoid Japan's 3Cs: confined/unventilated spaces, packed crowds, talking especially at close range. In the US, fourth C: cross your fingers and remember all this when you vote. *sigh*