Coronavirus: Children's role in spread puzzles scientists

By ITS Education Asia

An interesting article from the BBC reporting on the findings of a recent study of the effects of the virus on children in South Korea.

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks. Earlier studies have found the vast majority of children with the virus have mild or no symptoms.

But these findings shed light on the unresolved question of how likely children are to spread the virus to others.

The study, based on 91 children, found that even among those with few or no symptoms, virus could be found in their swabs as much as three weeks later.

The fact they had detectable virus in their noses, the authors concluded, suggested they were capable of passing it on.

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