WHO to investigate S. Korea’s cases of COVID-19 “reinfection”
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WHO "한국의 코로나19 재양성 사례, 보고서 검토"
The World Health Organization says it will be investigating the cases in South Korea where people have tested positive for COVID-19 after they've apparently recovered.
1-hundred-11 such cases have been reported so far as of Sunday.
The WHO said the data could help better understand how long infected patients can shed live virus.
But it also said that it is important to make sure health experts are carrying out proper testing procedures based on its guidelines.
The South Korean government has said that cases where the virus appears again after recovery may have to do with it being "reactivated" rather than the patient being reinfected.
The World Health Organization says it will be investigating the cases in South Korea where people have tested positive for COVID-19 after they've apparently recovered.
1-hundred-11 such cases have been reported so far as of Sunday.
The WHO said the data could help better understand how long infected patients can shed live virus.
But it also said that it is important to make sure health experts are carrying out proper testing procedures based on its guidelines.
The South Korean government has said that cases where the virus appears again after recovery may have to do with it being "reactivated" rather than the patient being reinfected.