Prognosis
China Finds First Asymptomatic Cases in 35 Days at Qingdao Port
- Infected workers were responsible for unloading seafood
- Concern growing that contaminated food items are infectious
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China detected its first local asymptomatic infections in more than a month as two port workers responsible for unloading frozen seafood tested positive, adding to alarm that contaminated imports could be transmitting the coronavirus.
The two cases, found in Shandong province’s Qingdao city during routine testing of port workers, were the first symptom-free infections that China has reported since Aug. 20. China hasn’t reported any local symptomatic infections since Aug. 15 either.