More coronavirus patients testing positive again after recovery: report
By John Bowden - 04/09/20 09:02 AM EDT
Coronavirus patients in South Korea are now testing positive for the virus a second time, health officials are warning, following similar reports in other countries.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that Korea's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement announcing a formal investigation that dozens of patients have re-tested positive for the disease.
“While we are putting more weight on reactivation as the possible cause, we are conducting a comprehensive study on this,†director-general Jeong Eun-kyeong said, according to Bloomberg. “There have been many cases when a patient during treatment will test negative one day and positive another.â€
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