Explainer: South Korean findings suggest 'reinfected' coronavirus cases are false positives

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SEOUL: South Korean health authorities raised new concerns about the novel coronavirus after reporting last month that dozens of patients who had ...

As more and more South Koreans were released from treatment for COVID-19, authorities discovered a disturbing trend. Some ostensibly cured patients were later testing positive again.

But in some cases, the tests may detect old particles of the virus, which may no longer pose a significant threat to the patient or others, said Seol Dai-wu, an expert in vaccine development at Seoul's Chung-Ang University. The patients were retested after they either exhibited new respiratory symptoms, or were selected for retesting by authorities.

The KCDC has not found a single case where such patients had passed the coronavirus to another person, Jeong said.

 

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