Study: Yes, Half of Coronavirus Carriers Show No Symptoms

NEOSCOPE ^ | 26 Mar, 2020 | Foster Kamer

[MtnClimber]

What we’re learning from Iceland this week is as fascinating as it is crucial to fighting the coronavirus epidemic: That somewhere in the neighborhood of half of everyone testing positive for the coronavirus will show absolutely no symptoms. The hard data, out of Iceland, straight from their (impressive) health ministry’s dedicated COVID-19 page: – As of March 25, Iceland has administered 12,615 tests. – Of those tests, Iceland has found 802 confirmed cases. – While it might not sound like a lot, in a sparsely-populated nation of around 364,000 citizens, it’s an impressive number. They’ve nearly tested 3.4 percent of the entire country

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“Early results from deCode Genetics indicate that a low proportion of the general population has contracted the virus and that about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic,” said [Iceland’s chief epidemiologist Thorolfur] Guðnason. “The other half displays very moderate cold-like symptoms.”

[lepton]

“...about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic,”
“The other half displays very moderate cold-like symptoms.”

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There are no further halves. Interesting that they have a similar number listed as “recovered” as all of Great Britain.

[trebb]

“The other half displays very moderate cold-like symptoms.”

Now, there's a poser...need a lot more data when half are totally asymptomatic and the other half may as well have a medium cold...

[Moonlighter]

Thanks for the info. Glad you are feeling (mostly) better and would be curious as to your antibody results. If it is transmissible with such relatively small exposure, Yike!