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A 33-year-old man in Hong Kong has contracted COVID-19 twice this year in what is said to be the first documented case of reinfection https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/world/65102/306779/study-finds-first-case-of-coronavirus-reinfection
The man had been infected earlier this year in March and got reinfected in August, the study said
According to the pre-print study, the man's second case of COVID-19 occurred 142 days after the first bout
According to the pre-print study, the man's second case of COVID-19 occurred 142 days after the first bout
The 33-year-old had first tested positive for the virus on March 26
He experienced a cough, sore throat, fever, and headache
During the second infection, the man tested positive during entry screening at the Hong Kong airport on August 15
He remained asymptomatic this time
He experienced a cough, sore throat, fever, and headache
During the second infection, the man tested positive during entry screening at the Hong Kong airport on August 15
He remained asymptomatic this time
According to the study, the first infection was caused by a coronavirus strain most closely related to the strains circulating in the United States or England while the second infection was most closely related to strains from Switzerland and England https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/world/65102/306779/study-finds-first-case-of-coronavirus-reinfection
The study indicates that SARS-CoV-2 may persist in humans in spite of acquired immunity, much like the coronaviruses causing common cold, the researchers noted
Dr. Kelvin Kai-Wang To of the University of Hong Kong - "The finding does not mean taking vaccines will be useless"
"Immunity induced by vaccination can be different from those induced by natural infection"
"Immunity induced by vaccination can be different from those induced by natural infection"
Researchers said that even people who have been infected should get vaccinated whenever a vaccine becomes available
They added, "Patients with previous COVID-19 infection should also comply with epidemiological control measures such as universal masking and social distancing"
They added, "Patients with previous COVID-19 infection should also comply with epidemiological control measures such as universal masking and social distancing"
Maria Van Kerkhove—WHO's technical lead for coronavirus response —said, "What I think is really important is that we put this into context"
She said, "There's been more than 24 million cases reported to date
And we need to look at something like this on a population level"
She said, "There's been more than 24 million cases reported to date
And we need to look at something like this on a population level"
Dr. Paul Hunter—a professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia's Norwich School of Medicine—said the findings are "not surprising" since the viruses involved in both infections were different https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/world/65102/306779/study-finds-first-case-of-coronavirus-reinfection
