Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom

Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by goblin89 on Monday February 24, 2020 @07:11AM (#22403388)

The day 1 in this case is the day symptoms begin.

The 14 day figure is more of a recommendation for the duration of quarantine, intended to cover incubation period in excess.

As a sample of a timeline that actually happened, you can check out the short paper about German cases reported in January[0].

It appears to have taken 3–6 days from infection until symptoms started, and subsequently 2–4 days until patients felt healthy again (no symptoms anymore, virus still detected in saliva).

[0] https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2001468

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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by _-___________-_ on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @03:30AM (#22411674)

Thanks! Based on that paper it seems likely that a vast number of people could have already been infected and simply have thought it was a "traditionally common" infection (common cold, for example).

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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by goblin89 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:40AM (#22413547)

That’s what it appears to be. This might complicate the situation for older patients or patients with complications, who would have more difficulties dealing with this infection relative to common cold or flu, especially if they get admitted to a hospital late.

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