Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 24, 2020

A Covid-19 Transmission within a family cluster by presymptomatic infections in China

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  • The authors report a COVID-19 family cluster in China caused by a pre-symptomatic case. 
  • In line with current knowledge, these findings may indicate that COVID-19 is transmittable during the incubation period, and children are less susceptible and fare better when they have contacted the virus. 

Qian et al. (Mar 23, 2020). A Covid-19 Transmission within a family cluster by presymptomatic infections in China. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa316