The case of a 10-year-old boy who was diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus even though he showed no symptoms is raising concern that people may be spreading the virus undetected by the front-line screening methods implemented to contain the epidemic. READ MORE:* How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus: Does it spread with no symptoms? Later, the virus spread to a sixth relative who hadn't travelled. BETSY JOLES/GETTY IMAGES Concerns over screening methods as 10-year-old boy was diagnosed with the new coronavirus despite showing no symptoms. "These cryptic cases of walking pneumonia might serve as a possible source to propagate the outbreak," Kwok-Yung Yuen and colleagues the University of Hong Kong, said in the Lancet paper.

Source: Stuff January 29, 2020 19:14 UTC