Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Published: 13 October, 2020
According to the Lancet, it is the first confirmed case of a US patient becoming re-infected with COVID-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide
A 25-year-old man in the US has caught COVID-19 twice, a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal stated, indicating exposure to the virus may not translate to total immunity.
According to the Lancet, it is the first confirmed case of a US patient becoming re-infected with COVID-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide.
In a case study, the patient from Washoe County in Nevada, had two positive tests for SARS-CoV-2, the first on April 18, 2020, and the second on June 5, 2020, separated by two negative tests done during follow up in May 2020.
According to the Lancet, it is the first confirmed case of a US patient becoming re-infected with COVID-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide
A 25-year-old man in the US has caught COVID-19 twice, a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal stated, indicating exposure to the virus may not translate to total immunity.
According to the Lancet, it is the first confirmed case of a US patient becoming re-infected with COVID-19, and the fifth known case reported worldwide.
In a case study, the patient from Washoe County in Nevada, had two positive tests for SARS-CoV-2, the first on April 18, 2020, and the second on June 5, 2020, separated by two negative tests done during follow up in May 2020.