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RESEARCH
Coronavirus: Eyes could be contagious for weeks, study finds
Eye fluid could may be ‘not only a site of virus entry but also a source of contagion,’ Italian study concludes
The coronavirus can linger in patients’ eyes for several weeks and could act as a way of spreading the Covid-19 disease, according new study from Italy...
..The team said the findings, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, indicated that eye fluids from coronavirus patients “may be a potential source of infection”.
Annals of Internal Medicine
SARS-CoV-2 Isolation From Ocular Secretions of a Patient With COVID-19 in Italy With Prolonged Viral RNA Detection