Coronavirus May 'Reactivate' in Cured Patients, Korean CDC Says

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-09/coronavirus-may-reactivate-in-cured-patients-korean-cdc-says

By Kyunghee Park
April 9, 2020, 12:25 AM EDT

The coronavirus may be “reactivating” in people who have been cured of the illness, according to Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About 51 patients classed as having been cured in South Korea have tested positive again, the CDC said in a briefing on Monday. Rather than being infected again, the virus may have been reactivated in these people, given they tested positive again shortly after being released from quarantine, said Jeong Eun-kyeong, director-general of the Korean CDC.

“While we are putting more weight on reactivation as the possible cause, we are conducting a comprehensive study on this,” Jeong said. “There have been many cases when a patient during treatment will test negative one day and positive another.”

A patient is deemed fully recovered when two tests conducted with a 24-hour interval show negative results.

The Korean CDC will conduct an epidemiological probe into the cases, Jeong said.

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Swell...

[KY_EnviroGuy]

1. Frightening and makes one wonder if our CDC is tracking our "cured" cases.

In tRump's world, I don't have high hopes and our states are all over the place on data coordination.....

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. They aren't tracking their toes.

I refer to direction from leadership, not rank and file at the CDC who are chomping at the bit to be set free and do what they are best at doing.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Agree, although we're hearing....

tRump has replaced most every competent high-level management official in many agencies with yes-men.

My fear is the real talent below those toads will get disgusted and resign throughout government in the CDC, EPA, FDA, etc.


KY........

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. That's even worse than reinfection. This just keeps getting better and better.

[Chainfire]

3. Oh joy!

There is nothing like the smell of good news in the morning, it smells like victory.