A precise understanding of the spread of the epidemic is vital to isolating and treating those infected as well as developing a profile of those who can build up immunity to it. — AFP pic
“Findings from February indicated that the clinical spectrum of this disease can be very heterogeneous,” said Professor Leo Poon from the School of Public Health at Hong Kong University. Research on the measles virus has shown that the gravity of the illness is related to the level of exposure. Experts do not yet know whether this is the same for Covid-19.Coronavirus is known to spread through physical contact and through droplets dispersed when an infected person coughs or sneezes.One US study published in theshows that the new coronavirus can survive in air particles in a laboratory for three hours.
The British government estimated that on March 17, 55,000 people there had the virus when less than 2,000 had officially tested positive.
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