“no evidence that the identified asymptomatic (Covid-19) positive cases were infectious,” c. 10m people tested.

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Article by RT.com/News. Published 21 Nov, 2020

‘No evidence’ that asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were infectious, analysis of post-lockdown Wuhan concludes

https://www.rt.com/news/507402-wuhan-asymptomatic-cases-coronavirus-study/

A paper that analyzed the results of a massive post-lockdown Covid-19 testing drive that included nearly every eligible resident of Wuhan, China has found no evidence that positive cases without symptoms spread the disease.

The analysis, published in the scientific journal Nature, looked at the results of a screening initiative held between May and June in Wuhan, the city where the first cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in late 2019. The origins of the virus have yet to be determined, with new studies suggesting that the disease could have been in Italy as early as September last year. READ MORE Covid-19 was present in Italy as early as SEPTEMBER 2019, study of lung cancer screenings shows

Nearly 10 million people were tested, consisting of 92 percent of all residents aged six years or older. 

Incredibly, no new symptomatic cases were registered, and only 300 asymptomatic cases were detected. Subsequent tests of 1,174 close contacts of the asymptomatic cases found resulted in no new positives. 

There is “no evidence that the identified asymptomatic positive cases were infectious,” the paper said, adding that the results of the massive screening program could help health authorities “adjust prevention and control strategies in the post-lockdown period.”

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Post-lockdown SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid screening in nearly ten million residents of Wuhan, China

Link to the study,

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19802-w