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'We need to fix it quickly.' Asymptomatic coronavirus cases at Boston homeless shelter raise red flag
By Taylor Romine, CNN
Updated 6:47 PM ET, Fri April 17, 2020
The Boston homeless shelter where 146 people who were asymptomatic tested positive for coronavirus.
(CNN)When an outbreak of coronavirus in a Boston homeless shelter prompted officials to do more testing, the results caught them off guard. Of the 146 people who tested positive, all of them were considered asymptomatic.
"These are larger numbers than we ever anticipated," said Dr. Jim O'Connell, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. "Asymptomatic spread is something we've underestimated overall, and it's going to make a big difference."
O'Connell said Thursday that across the country medical professionals have just been looking for signs and symptoms in homeless people. While Boston aggressively tested residents at a second shelter after the asymptomatic findings, the city is considering what to do next, he said...
'We need to fix it quickly.' Asymptomatic coronavirus cases at Boston homeless shelter raise red flag
By Taylor Romine, CNN
Updated 6:47 PM ET, Fri April 17, 2020
The Boston homeless shelter where 146 people who were asymptomatic tested positive for coronavirus.
(CNN)When an outbreak of coronavirus in a Boston homeless shelter prompted officials to do more testing, the results caught them off guard. Of the 146 people who tested positive, all of them were considered asymptomatic.
"These are larger numbers than we ever anticipated," said Dr. Jim O'Connell, president of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. "Asymptomatic spread is something we've underestimated overall, and it's going to make a big difference."
O'Connell said Thursday that across the country medical professionals have just been looking for signs and symptoms in homeless people. While Boston aggressively tested residents at a second shelter after the asymptomatic findings, the city is considering what to do next, he said...