The Lancet's COVID-19 Resource Centre: investigation into SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in care homes, and more

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Dear Victor Norberto,

New this week: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 positive residents and staff are likely to be acting as potential reservoirs for local infection and transmission within care homes according to an Article in EClinicalMedicine. The authors investigated SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in six care homes in London during April this year, finding 105/264 (39.8%) residents were SARS CoV-2 positive, of which 28 (26.7%) were symptomatic, 10 (9.5%) post-symptomatic, 21 (20.0%) pre-symptomatic and 46 (43.8%) who remained asymptomatic. Live-virus recovery was similar between symptomatic/asymptomatic residents/staff and the authors call for further research to assess whether infected residents and staff develop protective antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Read the Article here.

We hope you find the Resource Centre on COVID-19 to be informative and helpful. 

Yours sincerely,

The Lancet

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