The researchers' findings come from observations aboard a 21-day expedition cruise to the Antarctic.
More than 80% of infected passengers and crew on an expedition cruise ship did not show any symptoms, raising questions about the true prevalence of "silent" coronavirus infections, according to a new study.
The three researchers said their findings emphasize the need for accurate global data on the true number of people, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, who have been infected with the coronavirus. The World Health Organization cautioned earlier Wednesday that it's unknown whether people who have been infected with the coronavirus are at risk of becoming infected again.
A man navigates his boat next to Cruise Ships docked at the port of Long Beach during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic on April 11, 2020 in Long Beach, California.
"It is difficult to find a reliable estimate of the number of COVID positive patients who have no symptoms," Alan Smyth, professor of child health at the University of Nottingham and joint editor-in-chief of Thorax, said in a statement. "As countries progress out of lockdown, a high proportion of infected, but asymptomatic, individuals may mean that a much higher percentage of the population than expected may have been infected with COVID.
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