Health
Children over 10 transmit the new coronavirus more easily than adults, South Korea study finds – Telegraph.co.uk
Children under the age of 10 spread the virus at the lowest rate, the study found
They noted that a separate contact survey in Wuhan, the original epicentre of the virus, and Shanghai, China, showed that school closure and social distancing significantly reduced the rate of Covid-19 among contacts of school-aged children.
The transmission rates for asymptomatic cases remains unknown, and children are less likely than adults to develop symptoms.
The research team also pointed to several caveats, acknowledging that the number of cases may have been underestimated because all …
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