Asymptomatic transmission of covid-19
Allyson M Pollock, James Lancaster
Abstract
The UK's 100bn "Operation Moonshot" to roll out mass testing for covid-19 to cities and universities around the country raises two key questions. How infectious are people who test positive but have no symptoms? And, what is their contribution to transmission of live virus?
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakAsymptomaticTransmission (telecommunications)VirologyMedicineTelecommunicationsComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseOutbreakCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing