Importation and Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam

The authors describe transmission of 2019-nCoV from a father, who had flown with his wife from Wuhan to Hanoi, to the son, who met his father and mother in central Vietnam and shared a hotel room with them for 3 days. The findings suggest that the incubation period in the son may have been 3 days or...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine 2020-02, Vol.382, p.872
Main Authors: Phan, Lan T, Nguyen, Thuong V, Luong, Quang C, Nguyen, Thinh V, Nguyen, Hieu T, Le, Hung Q, Nguyen, Thuc T, Cao, Thang M, Pham, Quang D
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Language:English
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Summary:The authors describe transmission of 2019-nCoV from a father, who had flown with his wife from Wuhan to Hanoi, to the son, who met his father and mother in central Vietnam and shared a hotel room with them for 3 days. The findings suggest that the incubation period in the son may have been 3 days or less.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2001272