Answer Bank: Am I an asymptomatic patient of COVID-19?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop in nearly every country, the risk of asymptomatic patients has been brought into sharp focus.

Put simply, asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 are people who tested positive in nucleic acid or antibody tests but have not developed any symptoms, such as fever, coughing and fatigue. This type of case is most likely to arise from close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients, such family members. They will not appear out of nowhere in areas that have never been hit by the pandemic.

The most important question about asymptomatic patients is, are they contagious? According to current monitoring and research, asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 are contagious.