Research suggests many people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms. That means it may turn out to be much less lethal than feared, but it will complicate decisions about returning to normal life.
FILE - In this Friday, April 10, 2020, file photo, amid coronavirus concerns, a healthcare worker takes the temperature of a visitor to Essentia Health who was crossing over a skywalk bridge from the adjoining parking deck, in Duluth, Minn. A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the novel coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.
A flood of new research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fueling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared. In the last week, reports of silent infections have come from a homeless shelter in Boston, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, pregnant women at a New York hospital, several European countries and California.25% of infected people might not have symptoms. The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Hyten, thinks it may be as high as 60% to 70% among military personnel.
Collectively, though, they suggest “we have just been off the mark by huge, huge numbers” for estimating total infections, he said.
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