COVID-19 in 2 Persons with Mild Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms on a Cruise Ship, Japan.
global health, PCR, Respiratory Infections, Viruses, coronavirus, Japan, Travelers' health, cruise ship, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
We describe 2 cases of coronavirus disease in patients with mild upper respiratory symptoms. Both patients worked on a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan. One patient had persistent, low-grade upper respiratory tract symptoms without fever. The other patient had rapid symptom cessation but persistent viral RNA detection.
Akira Nakamura, Takeshi Arashiro, Keiichi Furukawa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention