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  • The SARS-Cov-2 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified in Wuhan, China at the end of the year 2019 As on June 09, 2020 there were 6 992,010 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 403,128 deaths COVID-19 has a diverse clinical presentation, ranging from mild respiratory infection to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Studies have found that asymptomatic patients can play a vital role in spreading the virus We conducted a literature search during the months of May and June, 2020 for case reports and case series of asymptomatic patients, using three primary databases, WHO and Pub Med Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines were used 15 articles were included in the final review Our results show that about 7 1% of patients were asymptomatic These patients can be potential sources of infection Hence, screening of all the patients for COVID-19 infection even in absence of symptoms is important to identify these patients and isolate them
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?:journal
  • National_Journal_of_Medical_and_Allied_Sciences
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  • unk
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  • WHO
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  • Asymptomatic COVID-19: an additional challenge. (Special Issue: COVID-19.)
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  • #911223
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  • 2020

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