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How a woman with corona infected 71 others via the lift – Wel.nl

A Chinese woman proves that it is not absolutely necessary to have a coughing fit in your neighborhood to become infected with corona. By taking the elevator once in her apartment complex, she indirectly infected 71 other people.

In a report from the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that the 25-year-old woman had no contact with anyone. The only indirect contact was through the elevator, which she had only used once.

The woman returned to China from the US in March, where she was requested to self-quarantine. She had no symptoms and two corona tests were negative.

Her neighbor stepped in shortly after taking the elevator. He unknowingly became infected and passed the virus on to his mother and her friend, who were staying with him.

The couple attended a party three days later. One of the partygoers became infected and suffered a stroke, for which he had to go to the hospital. In the hospital, he and his two sons infected 28 people. In the second hospital where he was treated, another 20 infections followed.

In a third test, the 25-year-old woman turned out to have antibodies against the virus. The researchers concluded that the Chinese transmitted the virus through the elevator and such a superspreader which infected 71 others.

Previous studies have already shown that the coronavirus can survive on metal surfaces for several days, but that it is no longer contagious after about 7 hours.

Bron(nen): The Independent

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