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This week’s expert:
Prof Hubertus Jersmann, Senior Respiratory Physician, SA Health; Senior Consultant, Adelaide Hospital; Professor, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide.
Drawn from an interview with Prof Jersmann by Dr Harry Nespolon on the Healthed podcast Going Viral.
• Of the people admitted to Adelaide Hospital with COVID-19, the commonest early symptoms were lethargy, fever and cough. Sore throat was rarely described as an initial symptom.
• Only about 85% of people with COVID-19 actually shed the virus, the reason for this is unclear.
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