A Chinese Case of COVID-19 Did Not Show Infectivity During the Incubation Period: Based on an Epidemiological Survey

J Prev Med Public Health. 2020 Mar 2;53(2):67-69. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.20.048. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Controversy remains over whether the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) virus may have infectivity during the incubation period before the onset of symptoms. The author had the opportunity to examine the infectivity of COVID-19 during the incubation period by conducting an epidemiological survey on a confirmed patient who had visited Jeju Island during the incubation period. The epidemiological findings support the claim that the COVID-19 virus does not have infectivity during the incubation period.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Infectious disease incubation period; COVID-19.