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Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: A living systematic review and meta-analysis.

Diana Buitrago-GarciaDianne Egli-GanyMichel Jacques CounotteStefanie HossmannHira ImeriAziz Mert IpekciGeorgia SalantiNicola Low
Published in: PLoS medicine (2020)
The findings of this living systematic review suggest that most people who become infected with SARS-CoV-2 will not remain asymptomatic throughout the course of the infection. The contribution of presymptomatic and asymptomatic infections to overall SARS-CoV-2 transmission means that combination prevention measures, with enhanced hand hygiene, masks, testing tracing, and isolation strategies and social distancing, will continue to be needed.
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