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COVID-19 spreads faster, more widely within households than previously estimated: US study – The Tribune India
‘Isolation should begin before seeking testing, and before test results become available’
Washington, October 31
Transmission of the novel coronavirus within households is high, occurs quickly, and can originate from both children and adults, according to a new study which assessed 101 houses in the US.
The preliminary findings from the ongoing research, published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, revealed that 51 per cent of others living with someone who was positive for COVID-19 also became infected.
“We observed that, after a first household member became sick,…
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