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Home get in touch with the greatest threat for transmission of COVID-19


Asymptomatic patients less likely to infect close contacts compared to serious cases.


Secondary transmission acquired from public transportation was uncommon

Scientists from Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China traced more than 3,410 close contacts of 391 COVID-19 index cases between January and March 2020 to assess the risk for disease transmission in different settings. They found that risk for secondary transmission of COVID-19 was less than 4 percent among close contacts of individuals with COVID-19 In addition, secondary infections obtained while utilizing public transport were unusual. In contrast, 1 in 10 household contacts was discovered to be contaminated.

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