"symptoms could appear 2-14 days after exposure, most commonly around 4-5 days"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Congestion, runny nose, nausea and diarrhea are the four most recent COVID-19 symptoms that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added to its growing list of potential signs of the novel coronavirus.

The CDC previously said symptoms include chills, fever, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a new loss of taste or smell. The agency now lists 11 symptoms on its website.

The additions come as health experts continue to learn more about the disease, and care for very ill COVID-19 patients is improving. Even so, the CDC states the current list doesn’t include all possible symptoms for the virus.

Doctors have also identified a symptom informally dubbed “COVID toes” – the presence of purple or blue lesions on a patient’s feet and toes."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200713/cdc-adds-runny-nose-nausea-to-growing-list-of-covid-19-symptoms

The current symptom listing on the CDC page
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html

The current symptom listing on the CDC page

New England Journal of Medicine: "Infection-control strategies focused solely on symptomatic residents were not sufficient"

Recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reached the following "Conclusions"

"Rapid and widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was demonstrated in this skilled nursing facility. More than half of residents with positive test results were asymptomatic at the time of testing and most likely contributed to transmission.

Infection-control strategies focused solely on symptomatic residents were not sufficient to prevent transmission after SARS-CoV-2 introduction into this facility."

This helps to explain the science behind the social distancing and stay-at-home order. Treating only those with symptoms is not sufficient. The nature of this disease is devious. We all need to treat everyone as possibly carrying the virus, hence the social distancing facial covering, washing hands, etc.


The full study can be found online  https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2008457

New England Journal of Medicine: "Infection-control strategies focused solely on symptomatic residents were not sufficient"