First case of COVID-19 reinfection ID'd in Hong Kong
August 25, 2020
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as posted by the channelA Hong Kong man who recovered from the COVID-19 illness caused by the coronavirus was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human reinfection, researchers at the University of Hong Kong say. The findings indicate the disease may continue to spread amongst the global population despite herd immunity.
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