Reinfection in recovered Covid patients possible

 

Reinfection in recovered Covid patients possible


New Delhi: Reinfection is possible in patients who have recovered from the Covid-19 virus. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has made a new revelation regarding the plausibility of reinfection. The second wave of infection can occur when the antibodies of the patients will begin to deplete.


According to Balaram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR, “According to the Centre for Disease Control (USA), you call it reinfection (of Covid-19) if the person is reinfected after 90 days from turning negative to the Sars-CoV-2 after testing positive to it. “However, there are multiple studies which suggest that the antibodies that develop after Covid-19 sustain for up to five months”.

“However, there are multiple studies which suggest that the antibodies that develop after Covid-19 sustain for up to five months. Since the disease is new, we do not have any further information about it. However, people can contract the infection if antibodies start depleting from the body,” He added.

Thus, recovered Covid patients will have to adhere to strict Covid protocols to make them the least vulnerable to recontraction. Other than the research pursuits of ICMR, the Indian Union Ministry has commissioned a reinfection assessment of Covid patient, to the ICMR.

Earlier, Union Health Minister, Harsh Vardhan had also commented on the government’s interest in studying reinfection rates in recovered Covid patients. As per the statistics of ICMR, India has three reported cases of reinfection. A recovered Covid patient from Ahmedabad had reported reinfection of the virus along with two others from Mumbai.

Bhargava added, “There are various cut-off days that are being referred to for reinfection. Though the public is going by up to 110 days, we are taking 100 days as the cut-off period because the antibodies last until then”.

Europe and China are already experiencing a second wave of Covid and the plausibility of reinfection on recovered patients is another great hurdle in the war against Covid.

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