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App could one day detect asymptomatic coronavirus by listening to forced coughs – Yahoo News
A person could one day cough into their phone and be told whether to get tested.
The coronavirus may change our coughs, in a way that cannot be detected by the human ear. (Posed by a model, Getty Images)
An app could one day detect whether a person is an asymptomatic carrier of the coronavirus.
A new continuous cough is one of the tell-tale signs of the infection, however, not everyone who catches the virus develops symptoms.
While asymptomatic carriers may not cough persistently, they could still do so to clear their throat from time to time.
Scientists from the Massachusetts…
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