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COVID-19: First Case Of Reinfection Confirmed, Researchers Say COVID-19: First Case Of Reinfection Confirmed, Researchers Say
Covid-19: First Case Of Reinfection Confirmed, Researchers Say The first case of COVID-19 reinfection has been confirmed by researchers, suggesting that immunity in some may only last for several months. “An apparently young and healthy patient had a second case of COVID-19 infection which was diagnosed 4.5 months after the first episode,” University of Hong Kong researchers said in a statement issued Monday, Aug. 24. The researchers said they are unsure if the man was a "persistent carrier" of the virus from his previous infection. The man, a 33-year-old IT worker, was first diagnosed positive in April. He tested COVID positive again in an airport sc…

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COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus May Be Transmitted Through The Eye, New Studies Find COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus May Be Transmitted Through The Eye, New Studies Find
Covid-19: Novel Coronavirus May Be Transmitted Through The Eye, New Studies Find New data suggests the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), might be transmitted through the eye. Data from 38 patients infected with COVID-19 from Hubei Province, China, found 12 individuals (31.6 percent) had ocular manifestations, including epiphora, conjunctival congestion, or chemosis, according to a report published by JAMA Ophthalmology. The American Academy of Ophthalmology had earlier stated that some reports suggest “the virus can cause conjunctivitis and possibly be transmitted by aerosol contact with (the) conjunctiva.”  Now, a newly released study, this one by the Johns Hopk…

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