An asymptomatic carrier of COVID-19 can infect others for one to two weeks. This was announced by Oleg Storozhenko, an employee of the Health Emergencies Program at the WHO European Office.
The course of the disease is very difficult to track in those who do not make complaints. At the same time, a fairly serious array of information has already been accumulated, which allows us to say that the virus is secreted from asymptomatic carriers, which means that they are really infectious for others, '' the specialist quotes KP. RU.
According to him, the asymptomatic disease of COVID-19 may be associated with age or the presence of other diseases in a person. At the same time, Storozhenko noted that there are a lot of cases of asymptomatic infection among children, as well as in refugee camps, where the bulk of the population is young people.
The timing of virus isolation in asymptomatic carriers is one to two weeks. At the same time, patients with moderate severity (fever, cough and other symptoms are present) can shed the virus for up to three weeks, said a WHO representative. The virus is secreted even longer in those who carry the infection in a severe form, when the treatment can reach resuscitation.
As NEWS.ru reported, Doctor of Medical Sciences Irina Shestakova said that vaccination will give a serious impetus to the fight against COVID-19, however, one vaccine launch on the market is not enough to state the victory over the disease. So, even with a 100% effectiveness of the vaccine, if 50% of the population is vaccinated, this will not help completely stop the spread of coronavirus infection, she is sure.
