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Children are ‘silent super spreaders’ of Covid-19, scientists claim

August 20, 2020 by

Older pupils spread the virus ‘like adults do’ Secondary school pupils are as likely to transmit coronavirus as adults, according to a Public Health England study revealed last week. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said PHE findings due to be published later this year showed there was little risk from the Government’s plans to reopen … Read more

‘Silent spreaders’ may account for HALF of all coronavirus cases in the US, study suggests

July 7, 2020 by

‘Silent spreaders’ may account for HALF of all coronavirus cases in the US as nearly 50,000 people a day test positive, study suggests Researchers created a model on transmission and determined that between 17.9% and 30.8% of all COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic If 17.9% have no symptoms, then presymptomatic cases account for 48% of transmission,and asymptomatic … Read more