{"id":121766,"date":"2020-05-28T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=121766"},"modified":"2020-05-28T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T11:19:16","slug":"how-common-is-asymptomatic-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/how-common-is-asymptomatic-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"How Common Is Asymptomatic Coronavirus?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large amount of studies suggest that symptomless Coronavirus is more common than you think.
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According to WHO, 8 in 10 cases of Coronavirus are either mild or asymptomatic, whilst the final 20% is broken down as 15% being severe and 5% being critical. But, obviously, this doesn\u2019t outline how many people are asymptomatic only – meaning they display zero symptoms despite testing positive for the virus.<\/p>\n

The CDC has done its own research into this, and suggested that as many as 7 in 20 people are totally asymptomatic, which is a lot.<\/p>\n

However a 9,000 person study in Iceland suggests that up to 50% of people who contract the virus are asymptomatic… which is even more than the CDC suggested. But, it doesn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

As many as 70-80% of people tested on infected cruise ships have been found be asymptomatic, with symptoms coming on at around day 8, for those who experienced them.<\/p>\n

Professor Smyth, who has studied Coronavirus statistics like this and in particular, outbreaks on cruise ships, backs this figure at around 80%.<\/p>\n

In a statement, he said to HuffPost UK: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to find a reliable estimate of the number of Covid positive patients who have no symptoms. In early March, WHO suggested the figure might be only 1%\u00a0\u2013 very different from the 81% figure found on the cruise ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s true that such a large number of people have no symptoms, large numbers of populations will have had the virus without even knowing. This may even prevent a second peak, as so many people may have some sort of immunity – despite not knowing it.<\/p>\n

But in regards to cruise ship cases and immunity, he concluded: \u201cThere\u2019s no reason why the passengers and crew on the ship are any more likely than the general population to be infected with Covid-19 but have no symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s therefore very plausible that the rate of 81% infected but symptom free might apply to the general population. This means that many more people may be (potentially) immune than was first thought.\u201d<\/p>\n

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