Are Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients As Contagious As People Who Show Symptoms?

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that around 35% of novel coronavirus COVID-19 infections are asymptomatic.

In other words, people infected with the virus show no symptoms at all.

But according to Business Insider, new research suggests the 35% figure may actually be a conservative guess.

Studies of cruise ship passengers in Argentina and patients in Wuhan, China showed roughly half of those who tested positive showed symptoms.