nCoV transmission by ‘silent carriers’ a worry

It was not enough to quarantine only those with suspected symptoms of the novel coronavirus since many could be ‘silent carriers’ — like the nurse from Wuhan, who had flown back to Kochi via Kolkata on January 23 — and their symptoms may show up later when they have already come in contact with others in the community and transmitted the disease, warned experts.

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