A 13-Year-Old Child in the U.S. Tested Negative for COVID-19 and then Infected The Entire Family

 

According to the latest report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the new coronavirus broke out and spread to four states in the United States from June to July this year. One source of infection came from a 13-year-old child who was on vacation in a family of five. The report emphasized that minors can also effectively transmit the virus to adults. The biggest concern of "returning to school" in the United States is that this new crown virus will spread among children, and then it will spread to teachers, parents and the entire community. In the report on the outbreak and spread of the epidemic, the CDC stated that a 13-year-old girl from a family of five, including her parents and two brothers. This family of five was reunited with 15 other relatives. This gathering included 5 families from 4 states in the United States. They lived together for a period of time in a room with 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Some relatives lived together. I stayed in this house for 8 days, while other relatives stayed for 25 days.

The report continues to point out that no one in the house wears a mask or complies with social distancing guidelines. To make matters worse, the report also pointed out that there were 6 additional visits (including an aunt, an uncle, and four cousins) during the period. They visited for 10 hours on the third day and visited on the tenth day. Three hours, and these six people may be infected. After 14 people were tested for new crowns, 12 people were found to be positive. Now, the story is fascinating, and frighteningly, the 13-year-old boy actually tested negative for the coronavirus four days before starting the family trip. The report indicated that even though she had no symptoms, she might have undergone a rapid antigen test after being exposed to the virus. During this gathering, her only symptom was nasal congestion, which appeared two days after her COVID test was negative. CDC drew some conclusions from the above case studies. First, this research illustrates how asymptomatic children and adolescents can transmit the virus to adults. In addition, studies have shown that rapid antigen testing is not as reliable as PCR testing (nasal swabs) and should not be the only indicator of negative diagnosis.