I understand that. I’m not saying CV goes dormant. I’m speculating that in the “relapse” cases, after the lungs are cleared and patient tests neg, the patients must still have the infection in other areas, maybe organs, muscles, etc.
I think it’s unlikely they were re-exposed and re-infected, especially since some were still isolating alone at home like the most recent case in Japan.
Correction: This past Tuesday, not Monday. I was impressed they’re doing random samples, unlike the USA.