Understanding silent infections might be key to controlling the virus' spread.
A different study, published in June in the journalfound that in one Italian town in which the majority of residents were tested for COVID-19 while the town was under a 14-day quarantine, approximately 40% of individuals who tested positive had no symptoms.
Beach goers walk along the shore on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, July 7, 2020. Beaches in Miami-Dade County reopened Tuesday after being closed July 3 through 6 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Beach goers walk along the shore on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, July 7, 2020. Beaches in Miami-Dade County reopened Tuesday after being closed July 3 through 6 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.The findings could have real-world implications for leaders deciding how to rein in outbreaks in their respective countries or regions.
Widespread testing, isolating infected people, and ordering a community lockdown stopped the Italian outbreak in its tracks, the authors of the Nature study concluded.
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