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2 studies show many people who tested positive for Covid-19 displayed no symptoms - CNN

by: Nouran Salahieh Posted: Apr 23, 2020 / 04:30 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 23, 2020 / 06:27 PM PDT More than half of those who tested positive for the coronavirus at institutional settings in Los Angeles County did not have any symptoms of the respiratory illness, the county’s public health director said Thursday. Dr.…

When medical historians look back at the Covid-19 pandemic, they will reckon with how the United States, with its vast technological and scientific resources, stumbled so badly in the face of an emerging virus. They’ll wonder why the country responded so slowly, and why, in particular, it lacked adequate diagnostic tests for months after cases…

(Halfpoint Images/Getty Images) ABELA MAHIMBO, THE CONVERSATION 22 APRIL 2020 SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives.But some people don't even get symptoms. Recent studies suggest as many as 80 percent or more of those infected are "silent carriers", showing no or very…

by: Los Angeles Times Posted: Apr 21, 2020 / 05:31 PM PDT / Updated: Apr 21, 2020 / 05:31 PM PDT Patients arrive and are screened for COVID-19 symptoms at the medic staging area before entering the Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego in April 2020.(Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times) California has made progress in protecting…