According to a new preliminary research, the new coronavirus is at its most infectious during the first week after a person has contracted it. The researchers analysed various samples collected from nine individuals who had contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). “Samples from the patients’ throats revealed that the virus was most infectious during the first week after the person had contracted it. ISOLATION“In a situation characterised by limited capacity of hospital beds in infectious disease wards, there is pressure for early discharge following treatment. The clinical presentation and virological assessment of hospitalised cases of coronavirus disease was conducted by 17 experts led by Roman Woelfel from Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology.

Source: Daily Nation March 13, 2020 11:48 UTC