Location: Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China
A Wuhan resident brought his mother to the Wuhan Asian Heart Hospital due to a foot problem. The hospital requires all admitted patients to take the COVID-19 test at their own expense.
The man was very surprised to learn that someone in front of him was infected with the coronavirus even though he showed no symptoms. This means that asymptomatic carriers can still spread the virus to those around them.
- Man: March 10, 2020, 10:50 a.m. This is Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital. One’s body temperature is checked at the entrance.
Man: March, 10, 2020, 11 a.m., Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital. This is the ER that requires appointments. My mother’s foot has been swollen for almost a month. We had to come to the hospital. The doctor asked her to be hospitalized and she needs to be tested for the coronavirus. I also have to take the test. Someone in front of us tested positive but showed no symptoms. The doctor requested the patient to be transferred to the isolation ward for treatment. Look at these people in the queue. They could be asymptomatic patients. They were just diagnosed after a blood test. It means everyone in Wuhan must be tested because they could be potentially infected.
Man: March, 10, 2020, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital. The ER is full. New patients can’t be admitted. They just arrived with the ambulance.
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