Japanese woman reinfected with Covid-19 weeks after recovery

[Recursion]

Source: The Star (Malaysia)

A woman working as a tour bus guide in Japan tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, Osaka's prefectural government said on Wednesday (Feb 26), the first person in the country to be reinfected amid growing concerns about the spread of the infection.

The second positive test comes as the number of confirmed cases in Japan rose to 186 by Thursday from around 170 the day before.

Tokyo has urged big gatherings and sports events be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks to contain the virus while pledging that the 2020 Olympic Games will still go ahead in the city.

The 186 cases reported by Japan's health ministry are separate from 704 reported from an outbreak on a cruise liner that was quarantined off Tokyo earlier this month. A total of seven people have died, including four from the ship.

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/02/27/japanese-woman-reinfected-with-covid-19-weeks-after-recovery

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Oh... that's not a good look

[yaesu]

1. I read a day or 2 ago that the virus has been reappearing in people after they recovered

its like a never ending carrier aspect to this virus.

[AllyCat]

3. I have seen incited posts saying one can be reinfected.

Your fear is worse...if people are carriers? Terrifying. Wish we knew more.

[Miguelito Loveless]

6. A "zombie" virus

Lovely...

[harumph]

2. She likely wasn't really "over" the virus in the first place.

It doesn't say she tested negative before being discharged. Probably they interpreted an apparent improvement of symptoms
as being over it. Of course, some viruses can hang on in a dormant state in your body after infection. This is
alarmist reporting.

[AllyCat]

4. While true that it doesn't say that, a scientist interviewed for the article

Does say it is possible for this to be a biphasic disease. We just don’t know. This isn’t alarmist, just stating what is happening in this case.

[Recursion]

5. Or the earlier or later test could have been false positives

We just don't know at this point

[FM123]

7. Not good news!

I find this scary indeed. This woman could go around infecting people without even realizing it and being a tour guide that interacts with the public, contact tracing is going to be difficult.