A 33-year-old Hong Kong man became the world’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient to be reinfected with a mutated strain of the CCP virus, according to researchers, who said the finding could carry significant implications for survivors of the respiratory disease.
The patient, an IT professional with no underlying health conditions, tested positive a second time for the virus on Aug. 15 during an entry screening at the Hong Kong airport following a trip to Spain and the UK.
