Health
Luck? Genetics? Italian island spared from COVID-19 outbreak – WPVI-TV
One immunology expert noted that “it could be something important and exotic,” such as a genetic variant common among the island’s population.
GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with COVID-19.Paola Muti braced for a rapid spread of the coronavirus to the 800 closely-knit islanders, many of whom she knows well. Her mother was born on Giglio Island and she often stays at the family home with its charming view of the sea through the parlor’s windows.
But days passed and none of Giglio’s islanders developed a…
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