Chinese scientists have determined the average length of the incubation period for the new coronavirus, epidemic
According to a recent scientific article, incubationThe period for coronavirus 2019-nCov averages 5.2 days. However, its duration can vary greatly between patients. Previously, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the time for symptoms to appear from the moment of infection can be from two to ten days.
Chinese researchers also learned that the number of people infected with coronavirus doubled on average every 7.4 days, and each patient infected an average of 2.2 people.
Recall that among the characteristic symptoms of the disease appear cough and fever.