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Coronavirus: Scientists report ‘first confirmed re-infection’

Scientists from Hong Kong University have reported the case of an apparently young, healthy patient who was re-infected with Covid-19, four-and-a-half months after the first infection. Using genomic sequencing, they discovered that the second attack as a virus was “clearly different” from the first infection rather than just a continuation …

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COVID-19 researchers register first case of reinfection

A 33-year-old man has contracted COVID-19 after recovering from the disease earlier this year in what was believed to be the first case of reinfection in the world, researchers announced Monday. Investigators from the University of Hong Kong said the man tested positive again at the airport after returning from …

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