Abstract
A 58-year-old man was tested positive for COVID-19 with mild clinical symptoms. Although symptoms resolved within 2 days, the patient was tested positive again on day 29 post-illness after a negative test. It took more than 40 days to become a negative carrier of SARS-CoV-2. Such asymptomatic cases raise questions on the recommended isolation period. If not contained, these asymptomatic carriers could create challenges for disease control by allowing infection back to the community. A lengthened isolation of patients with COVID-19 for 6 weeks postillness could be a safeguard for the community.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(1) 2021 p.187-189
Highlights
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a medical emergency and a global crisis rapidly after reported first in Dec 2019, resulting in the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Mar 11, 2020
We describe an asymptomatic case in the current context of incidence in Bangladesh
On the first night of the assemblage (Figure 1), he developed fever, measured 38.5°C that continued for the 2 days only, followed by remission to normalcy without any complication. When he learnt one of his companions tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, he checked for himself at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka on day 12 after the onset of symptoms
Summary
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a medical emergency and a global crisis rapidly after reported first in Dec 2019, resulting in the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Mar 11, 2020. On the first night of the assemblage (Figure 1), he developed fever, measured 38.5°C that continued for the 2 days only, followed by remission to normalcy without any complication. When he learnt one of his companions tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection, he checked for himself at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka on day 12 after the onset of symptoms. None of his family members developed any symptoms of COVID-19, moved around freely outside the home. When he experienced a low blood pressure continued. Shahnaz Sultana:Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dr Qudrat-I-Khuda Road, New Elephant Rd, Dhaka 1205, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8845-2578
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