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High proportion of asymptomatic and presymptomatic COVID-19 infections in air passengers to Brunei

Author(s) -

Justin Wong,

Anita B Z Abdul Aziz,

Liling Chaw,

Abdirahman Mahamud,

Matthew Griffith,

Ying-Ru Lo,

Lin Naing

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa066

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , covid-19 , social distance , transmission (telecommunications) , pandemic , environmental health , intensive care medicine , virology , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak , electrical engineering , engineering

We report early findings from COVID-19 cases in Brunei suggesting a remarkably high proportion of asymptomatic (12%) and presymptomatic (30%) cases. This proportion was even higher in imported cases. These have implications for measures to prevent onward local transmission and should prompt reconsideration of current testing protocols and safe de-escalation of social distancing measures.

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